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TIL Peter Jackson owns the original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Lv1r TIL Police in the UK have shot dead 5 people in the last 4 years. In the US, this figure is 1600.
78k6P TIL that there is a museum dedicated to failure, which showcases failed products and services from around the world to provide visitors a fascinating learning experience.
OE5e TIL Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was previously the world record holder for the fastest drinking of a yard of beer, when he drank a “Yardie” in 11 seconds as part of an Oxford college penalty.
P17WG TIL that Hawaii is the only state within the U.S. that does not have a state police, state patrol, or highway patrol.
gblD TIL that airline workers are classified as radiation workers (like people in nuclear power plants), because of how much exposure they get due to cosmic radiation making it through the thinner atmosphere while flying.