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TIL that the NYPD uses taxi cabs as undercover police cars.

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R7Y07 TIL In 2015 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded the James Bond film "Spectre" with the record for the largest ever film stunt explosion.
wLYPo TIL if all arteries, veins, and capillaries of the a person's circulatory system were laid end to end, not only would that person be dead, but their blood vessels could stretch around the Earth nearly two and a half times (60,000 miles/100,000 km).
ZenQ TIL that sea otters are one of the only natural predators of sea urchins which makes them a keystone species in helping to maintain the balance of kelp ecosystems. Because they help maintain the kelp ecosystem, they are indirectly helping to reduce levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
neR5W TIL in the 17th century, courting teenage couples were tied into thick sacks called bundling bags and left to spend the night together chastely in the same bed
vPDm8 TIL a small region and hundred-thousands of people in the European Union were subject to ancient Ottoman laws and penal code till 2018