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TIL the London (UK) Fire Brigade receives calls for one e-scooter or e-bike fire every two days

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Gj0j TIL Adam Driver (Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens) is an Ex-Marine and founder of Arts in the Armed Forces. The AITAF provide high-quality theater programming for active duty service members, veterans and their families.
jJnX TIL - Harry Houdini once sued a police officer who accused him of making his escapes via bribery. He won his case by opening the judge’s safe.
4AZR TIL that nurses and doctors wear green or blue scrubs to help relieve eye strain from constantly looking at red (patient’s insides), which is also opposite on the color wheel. They’re easier to wash and keep longer.
lowBB TIL the Girl Scouts had a "Computing Fun" badge in the 1980s that featured the binary code 00111 10011 on its patch. This translated to 7 and 19, and when mapped onto the order of the alphabet stands for G S, the Girl Scouts.
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