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TIL That the LAPD has more helicopters than dogs.

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O56e TIL it is the tradition in Sri Lanka for children to throw their baby teeth onto the roof of their house in the presence of a squirrel.
AJYn TIL that 3 schizophrenics who all thought they were jesus were put together in a psych ward for 2 years for an experiment. Each of the 3 concluded that he was still jesus and the other 2 were insane/not
8aZv4 TIL that Ortona, Abruzzo, an Italian town south of Rome that's known for its red Montepulciano wine grapes, has a 24/7 fountain that dispenses wine instead of water—and it doesn't cost a cent to drink.
loN1A TIL that a murderer will spend, on average, 15 years in prison in the U.S. before being released.
epaDE TIL about a phenomenon called "delayed implantation" in grizzly bears. The embryo will start gestation only after the mama bear has gained enough weight to avoid death by starvation during hibernation.