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TIL that Some U.S. States Can Charge "Open Murder" Against a Person and Determine Later What "Degree" of Homicide They Wish to Press

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699mY TIL Brazil police sniper nearly shot officer during 2014 World Cup opening. Sniper asked permission to open fire on an armed man seen approaching Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Permission was denied and the suspect turned out to be another policeman.
wLBXW TIL The Irish word for spam email is turscar. Originally, the word was used to refer to dead seaweed that was washed up on the tide.
KYQ7R TIL that the famous "wedding march" comes from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin. However, in the opera, Lohengrin's marriage falls apart immediately following this scene.
kOaOm TIL that cruise ships have morgues in them. On average, roughly 200 people die on cruise ships each year so most ships have the capacity to store up to 10 bodies at a time
xVbv1 TIL that in Sweden, a single anonymous phone call to the tax authority is enough to find out what someone has paid and tabloids often publish lists of the highest earners in different neighborhoods.