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TIL there’s a teddybear in every Dutch police car, in case something troubling happens to a child.

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Yrr7 TIL of Sgt Thomas Durrant who posthumously received the Victoria Cross following recommendation by the commander of an enemy ship that he fought against. He repeatedly refused to leave his exposed Lewis gun, drawing enemy fire towards him, receiving severe injury until the enemies boarded his ship.
XEgMD TIL When England played Germany in a football match in 1938, the English team gave the nazi salute when the German anthem was played.
69vZ7 TIL Leonardo Da Vinci and Tesla followed a polyphasic sleep process. This process entails 20-minute power naps throughout an entire 24-hour period, resulting in about 5 hours of sleep every 24 hours.
en6k TIL that Siri sends every question you ask to a database in North Carolina, IBM in fact outlaws Siri for fear of loose lips
ZwRY TIL In a 2010 interview, IBM’s CEO said: “We could have improved quality and reduced the costs of the health-care system by $900 billion. … I said we would do it for free to prove that it works. They turned us down.”