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TIL we don’t know who invented the iconic post-type fire hydrant because the patent office records were destroyed in a fire in 1836.

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ee66 TIL- In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is considered a simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth is considered an aggravated assault.
jNG7N TIL Whilst the City of London area has a daily estimated footfall of roughly half a million, there's only a resident population of 9,400
6ONZ TIL the #1 one killer of police officers is law enforcement suicide. Law enforcement suicide occurs 1.5 times more frequently compared to the general population.
OoNxe TIL that, when Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war ended following intervention from the British military, the grateful public left graffiti in the streets of the capital that said, among other things, "Queen Elizabeth for king!"
NXXg1 Til that: In the Middle ages, the "shrew's fiddle" was used to punish people who were caught bickering. The "Double Fiddle" attached to two people together face-to-face, forcing them to talk to each other. They were not released until the argument had been resolved.