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TIL that a man was rejected by the New London, CT Police Dept. for scoring too high on a basic intelligence test in 1996. He sued, and the US Dist. Court ruled that police departments can in fact disallow intelligent applicants.

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xMe1 TIL that most deaths from an overdose occur when an addict who has gone clean relapses and administers their old dose without realising that they have lost the tolerance they had built up.
OoNPY TIL That English has a subtle stress pattern to identify the Noun or Verb in a related word. For example Record; Record (N) and Record ; Contract (N) and ConTract (V) ; Refuse (N) and Refuse.
WkQm8 TIL after the forced annexation of Hawaii, Prince Jonah, son of the last king of Hawaii, joined the GOP and ran for congress, succeeding. He served in the House of Representatives for 19 years, and is the only known royalty to have served in Congress.
dngK TIL that Gatling gun salesmen would go to Civil War battlefields in order to demonstrate their products in actual combat.