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TIL the Canadian Police Department gives out “positive tickets” when they see people doing something positive.

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Wkm8A TIL that Aunt Jemima from the syrup bottle was a real lady name Nancy Green. She was a former slave and advocated against poverty and in favor of equal rights for individuals of Chicago. She then became one of the first African American living trademarks and the face of 'Aunt Jemima' .
16rj7 TIL the Disney movie - ‘A Bug’s Life’ - is actually based on the Aesop Fable ‘The ant and the grasshopper.’
e0656 TIL In 1968 Japan a fake motorbike cop stopped a car carrying 300m Yen in cash (26m USD), told the driver to run because the car was rigged to blow and then simply drove the car away. The culprit and the cash have never been found
wo5Z8 TIL that women can coax out an obstinate poop by massaging the back wall of their vaginas.
mxyNP TIL that some hikers and researchers have spotted wild birds swearing. It is belived that birds that escaped from captivity teach other wild birds how to speak and swear in English.