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TIL in Finland some children read to dogs and cows because they actually like listening and are extremely attentive.

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ne5wW TIL Huey Lewis is no longer able to make music due to Ménière’s disease. He completed his last album prior to the diagnosis and is effectively done making music.
d4VZ TIL that there is a sergeant on the California State Patrol who is called “The Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge.” He has stopped hundreds of people from jumping into the water.
mvop TIL that every human’s DNA is 99.9% the same, and that the last 0.01% is enough to identify different DNA sequences (and tell what DNA belongs to who)
Y7Wed TIL in 2006 a jury awarded $24.2m to two men who were severely burned by a 12,500-volt electrical wire when they trespassed onto railroad property and climbed atop a rail car. The two men, who were 17 at the time of the accident, argued the companies should've placed warning signs about the wires.
0dNZp TIL - The Royal mail has its own Police force which is the oldest recognised criminal investigation force in the world.