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TIL police departments can and will refuse to hire someone because their IQ is too high.

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E18W0 TIL Jerry Springer was not only once the Mayor of Cincinnati but also once paid for a prostitute with a bad check in 1982.
oByb7 TIL that ever since the first atomic bomb tests, the air is contaminated with enough radioactive particles to make modern steel useless in highly sensitive radiological instruments. Today, only steel made before these tests, such as from sunken warships, can be used to make such devices.
n6g9 TIL Rainn Wilson originally auditioned for the role of Michael Scott in “The Office.” The producers didn’t like his audition, but offered him the role of Dwight. Not even the actor could get regional manager.
gMb47 TIL Mr. Bean's choir theme song translates to "Behold the man, who is a bean."
eZNE TIL There are more slaves in the world today than any other time in human history, more than 35 million in over 160 countries.