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TIL Harley Quinn was originally created for a one-time appearance on Batman: The Animated Series, and proved to be so popular that she was added to the series canon

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nWrxr TIL in 2018, the 120-resident village of Acquetico in Italy installed speed cameras after being fed up with people speeding through it. In next 2 weeks, it recorded 58,500 speeding infractions.
l5WV TIL that the NYPD has officers known as the “hip-hop police” examine rap videos by rappers to build cases on gang-related shootings to get a better sense of the rivalries and hierarchy of the streets.
9wQ0m TIL mindfulness teachers get angry too
j6Lvv TIL that Mussolini's regime used castor oil as a form of torture, forcing victims to drink large amounts, causing severe diarrhea, dehydration, and humiliation.
gr7aX TIL the word "dollar" originates from the thaler, the shortened version of the word Joachimsthaler, the silver coin currency used by the Kingdom of Bohemia minted from silver mined in the town of Joachimsthal.