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TIL about Judge Dread, the first white man who had a reggae hit in Jamaica. Only Bob Marley sold more reggae music in the UK during the 70s. Before he worked as a wrestler "The Masked Executioner", a dept collector and security guy for the Rolling Stones. He died walking off the stage in 1998.

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a86V0 TIL of the Accademia Vivarium Novum, a college in Rome and the only one in the world where ancient Latin and Greek are spoken exclusively and regularly both in and out of the classroom
d8mVr TIL in 2016 news anchor Anderson Cooper donated bullet proof vests to every K9 unit in the Virginia Police Department after finding out that a police dog was shot and killed during a shootout.
VMllZ TIL The Slip 'N Slide toy from the 80's and early 90's is considered one of the more dangerous toys of that generation. It's very risky for teens and adults to use, resulting in many cases of spinal, neck and paralysis injuries. And that's assuming it wasn't set up on rocks in the lawn!
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dDned TIL: Humans can be as good as dogs or better at smelling certain scents.