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TIL the California Highway Patrol are not known as CHiPs.

Read more chp.ca.gov

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BrRXK TIL that in 1969 the Black Panther Party planned a free breakfast program for children, but before the first program was opened "the Chicago police broke into the church and mashed up all the food and urinated on it".
GAPaE TIL In the first ever modern olympics, there were 169 Greek athletes and 14 American athletes. US still won more gold.
KJLw TIL that in 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
rD6W TIL the UK virtually eliminated salmonella by vaccinating chickens. The U.S. has declined to mandate such vaccinations.
olmo TIL Ray Bradbury first titled Fahrenheit 451 “The Fireman”, then called a local fire station to ask what temperature it would take to actually ignite books. The responding firemen placed him on hold and burnt a book, then reported that the heat required was “Fahrenheit 451″.