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TIL Iceland's armed police force is called the "Viking Squad"

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xVGnk TIL: In UK the maximum amount of airtime allowed for TV commercials is 12 minutes for any particular clock hour
VMZgG TIL a large study found "How's my driving" stickers reduced crashes by 22%. 80% all the drivers never received a complaint. 10% of the total got only one call ever.
epPZL TIL You shouldn't use hot top water to drink or cook with, as it it much more likely to contain greater amounts of lead
6EQ5Z TIL of Russia's "Dead Hand" (aka "Perimeter") automated nuclear defense system. If a large spike in radiation levels was picked up within Russian borders (indicating nuclear detonation), the system would target many different cities and launch nukes. It is believed to still be active.
jWxM TIL that Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the respected commander of German forces in East Africa during WW1 was offered a job by Hitler in 1935. He told Hitler to “go fuck himself” though other reports say he didn’t “put it that politely.”