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TIL when forensic science was in its infancy, a woman - who developed the legal medicine department in Harvard - created doll houses depicting crime scenes. These early tools were used to teach crime scene analysis.

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epBnL TIL A US Navy red cell kidnapped a civilian security officer as an exercise and proceeded to torture and beat him in a hotel room. The officer's wife nearly shot the members of the red cell, but the officer told her it was an exercise rather than a real kidnapping.
VMxZG TIL that there are trails in Ireland that have been certified as part of the International Appalachian Trail, because they were formed together during Pangea
epOpD TIL Female play-by-play broadcasters are on the rise in men's sports. So is the criticism.
8eNn4 TIL The Department of Energy sells rare isotopes online
OMv6 TIL - The Canadian Government sent 1000’s of personnel, 3 warships, the Coast Guard, and divers to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina – In locations the USA were reluctant to go to because of contamination.