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TIL th at US police have killed more people in January 2015 than UK police have killed in the last century

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VM95k TIL, Hatshepsut was the most successful female pharaoh of ancient Egypt. But after her death, her successor destroyed her statues to obliterate her memory.
QJB7a TIL Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years holds the managerial records for most wins and most losses
Oag1 TIL 65 nations refused to participate in the 1980 Summer Olympic Games to protest the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Afghanistan wasn’t one of them, sending 11 athletes to compete.
rJvM TIL that the first person to hear the Journey song “Only The Young” was a cystic fibrosis patient in Ohio. The band flew out and played it for the young fan. He died the next day, with a Walkman containing the single still in his hands.
DQE0D TIL orcas can get dehydrated