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TIL that city security cameras in San Francisco haven't deterred criminals from committing assaults, sex offenses or robberies, but it did reduce homicide within 250 ft of the camera, while increasing homicide by the same amount 250-500 ft away from the camera.

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1aLvP TIL a rat broke into an ATM machine and ate/destroyed over $17,500 (USD) of cash.
KOg0w TIL upon being told he couldn't go to Disneyland due to security concerns, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev went berserk. He said afterwards, "Is there an epidemic of cholera there or something? Or have gangsters taken hold of the place that can destroy me?” Khrushchev left LA the next morning.
5VWon TIL that Marajó, an island in the Amazon river delta, has an area of 49000 sq kms and is larger than countries like Switzerland and Belgium.
DQ4br TIL Einstein used to make mistakes in his income returns, but tax authorities did not raise issues with him
nWkMr TIL that there was a child named Edmund Thomas Clint who was an Indian child prodigy that drew over 25,000 paintings during his life of 6 years and 11 months. One of his paintings was a drawing named "Temple Festival", which was made circa 1982.