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TIL that at almost $11 billion, the annual NYPD budget is more than 3 times higher than the entire UN budget of just over $3 billion.

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7rEKO TIL Parshvanatha, from 8th century BC, was the earliest exponent of Karma philosophy in recorded history. Parshvanatha was born with blue-black skin. A strong, handsome boy, he played with the gods of water, hills and trees
wLMBE TIL With the catchphrase opening "Good evening, I'm Chevy Chase and you're not," and a bumbling impersonation of President Gerald Ford, Chase quickly assumed breakout status, earning Emmys for both his writing and acting in the 1970s
B7br TIL that Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose, that tastes identical and isn’t metabolized as sugar, also safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
dDDXZ TIL that in the UK, prostate cancer kills more patients a year than Breast Cancer
GoJ4 TIL after learning of his parents tragic death due to carbon monoxide poisoning, Weird Al went on to perform and gave the reason that “since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well”