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TIL More Than Half Of American Adults Still Have Their Childhood Stuffed Animal

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10Jr TIL Traditional Mozzarella Is Made From Water Buffalo Milk
YpgAx TIL that Frederick the Great ordered executioners to secretly strangle criminals before they were broken on the wheel. This was to keep the illusion of brutality while, at the same time, being merciful.
ePGn TIL in 2009 three police officers earned over $300,000 a year in Clarkstown NY, one of the safest towns in the country.
p8g9Q TIL that the town of Palisade, Nevada staged gunfights, bank robberies, and Native American raids during the 1870's to attract tourists as the Transcontinental Railroad was built. The truth was known only by the town, and in reality, the town did not even have a sheriff due to its low crime rate.
Y7LGP TIL: On Malta, singers debate local politics and social issues in improvised song duels that are as much about knowing the issue as being able to spout witty poetry.