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TIL in 1973 a white police officer in Dallas, TX killed a 12-year old Hispanic boy during an illegal interrogation and was sentenced to a mere 5 years in prison and only served half that

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6EmmQ TIL how Cumbia (south american music) back in the 1800 hundreds got accordions washed up by the sea, from a german shipwreck.
NXGnJ TIL about that in 1995 the six-year-old boy Gedhun Choekii Niima is recognized as the Panchen Lama, the second most important Buddhist leader. The boy then disappeared forever and a new candidate was appointed under still unexplained and suspicious circumstances.
rNnNe TIL Tony wasn't talking about the people, Puerto Rico actually does have a really bad garbage problem
VMKrm TIL: Honey bees keep their hives at a constant temperature around 33C. If its too cold they generate heat by flexing their muscles, and if its too hot then they vent hot air by fanning their wings
vPBrK TIL that the mechanical lifting device, the "Jack", is named after different animals in multiple languages, a donkey in english, literally "Monkey" in portuguese, and literally "Cat" in spanish.