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TIL the head Detective of the ritzy art-theft unit of the LAPD was given a surprise interrogation by fellow detectives about a murder she got away with over 20 years ago. Her facial and bodily reactions are intense, and afterward she was arrested for first degree murder.

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N70N [TIL] That Robert E. Lee was against slavery.
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kvJB TIL that the insult ‘hoser’ is from the days before the Zamboni - and the losing team had to hose down the ice to smooth it out.
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enyE TIL Aquinas said that rape is less serious than masturbation because at least in the case of rape the genitalia are being used for their proper purpose and conception might result.