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TIL in the US less than half of murders are solved.

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wo5n8 TIL that on the landing of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, the ICAO organization that gives code letters for airports issued its first non-Earth code: JZRO.
e0kA4 TIL that Led Zeppelin drummer Jon Bonham was told by a sound engineer that he was 'unrecordable' and 'too loud.' Bonham later sent him a gold certificate of Zeppelin I with a note saying 'thanks for the advice'.
6wnQ TIL Bristol in the UK has a bus powered by human waste. It’s the No. 2.
7kgZ TIL in Sweden it is legal to sell sex for money, but illegal to buy it.
yQ1OX TIL Elephants were used as combat in wars as late as the 1890’s and continued to be used in non-combat roles all the way up to the Vietnam War