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TIL polar bears aren’t white. But Each hair is a clear hollow tube, which makes them look white

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VpEQ TIL The U.S. is one of only a few countries that does not guarantee retroactive amelioration (reduction of prison sentence based on changes in the law)
lvya TIL in 2009 a black man killed an unarmed 16-y-o white boy after suspecting him of theft, he claimed self-defence and was acquitted.
Lke6r Today I learned the creator of Peanut Butter Jelly Time made another song called Milk & Cookies
b9Ev4 TIL A cat in New Zealand tricked two different women into owning him. Neither knew they had the same cat until after he went to the vet for stitches. The cat got to keep both names as well as both owners through a shared custody agreement.
kOOw7 A windowless skyscraper in the heart of New York City may be the secret Manhattan surveillance hub of the US National Security Agency (NSA), The Intercept has reported. The brutalist, 29-storey AT&T Long Lines Building at 33 Thomas Street has sheer concrete walls that could reportedly survive an atomic explosion; inside, documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden suggest is one of the agency’s most important spying centres.