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TIL: Several studies in the US have found that domestic violence is significantly more common in the families of police officers than in other families

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JWok TIL: Every McIntosh apple is a graft of the original tree that John McIntosh discovered on his Ontario farm in 1811, or a graft of a graft. Every Granny Smith stems from the chance seedling spotted by Maria Ann Smith in her Australian compost pile in the mid-1800s.
dD69d TIL in the Captain & Tennille version of "Love Will Keep Us Together", there is a point at the end during the fade out vocals where they sing "Sedaka is back" in reference to Neil Sedaka co-writing the hit.
1JnP TIL avocados are poisonous to birds, cats, dogs, rabbits, and basically ALL pets.
m11RE TIL Stored fresh vegetables have lower vitamin C content than frozen ones.
QDyk TIL Despite the US owning the most gun per capita, team USA has never won an Olympic medal in the one winter event (biathlon) that involves guns.