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TIL That the LAPD has more helicopters than dogs.

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jeVM TIL in the 80s, when Al Gore’s wife ‘Tipper’ and her PMRC organization instituted a nation-wide campaign to sensor rock music in the US, Jello Biafa from the Dead Kennedys confronted her on the Oprah show and quite eloquently presented a case for Freedom of Speech in music.
nDYo TIL a woman found her wedding ring on a carrot growing in her backyard, 16 years after misplacing it.
a8Y9J TIL due to the difference in bacterial make-up, men’s armpits smell rancid and cheese-like, while women’s armpits smell fruity and onion-like
wLa4J TIL there's an 'Underwater River' that flows along the seabead of the Black Sea
kOBbB TIL Ulysses S. Grant was pulled over and ticketed for speeding on his horse and buggy several times in D.C. while president, even once being escorted to the police station.