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7rMG7 TIL that Police in Chicago and the UK are developing algorithms, software and techniques make Minority Report-style pre-crime a reality. The UK has software called PredPol in use already by at least 14 police forces.
9Bom TIL Sean Bean often gets fan mail intended for Rowan Atkinson, who played Mr. Bean
D9oD Til: The first interracial kiss on TV was not on Star Trek. It was on a British medical soap opera in 1964.
a8djJ TIL Tracy Chapman's musical career took off following her appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concerts in 1988. Following the second concert, her already successful album, "Tracy Chapman", went from 250,000 copies sold to over 2 millions.
e4JE TIL “Suicide is Painless” is the M.A.S.H theme song, with words, written by the movie director’s 14 year old son, and that he has earned more than 1 million dollars while his dad only made 70K total.