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pY7RZ TIL that railway tracks and tunnels undergo mandatory nightly checks in Tokyo
RMg1 TIL that there was a Navy Seal so elite, they created his own unit just for him. And he kidnapped Admirals and infiltrated US military bases. His name, Richard Marcinko.
KORea TIL the Statue of Liberty was originally designed in the 1860s for Egypt. Named 'Progress Carrying the Light to Asia', French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi modelled the statue after an Egyptian woman dressed in a veil. Due to costs, the idea was rejected, and a lighthouse was erected instead.
b6loN TIL that garbagemen in NYC make more than 100 thousand dollars a year
OoEje TIL in 2015 the Indiana Supreme Court banned a police officer from having "OINK" on their Fraternal Order of Police license plate.