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TIL that police in Belfast, Northern Ireland used music from ice cream van to calm angry teen rioters.

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4XEX TIL that Abraham Lincoln was the only sitting U.S. President to be on a active battlefield. Lincoln had to take cover when Confederate soldiers saw him.
5Adp TIL Hawaii is the most geographically isolated land mass in the world. Over 90% of the native terrestrial plants and animals are unique to the islands. This level of endemism surpasses all other places on Earth— even the Galapagos Islands.
AQx TIL In place of bands or songs you can use a comedian’s name as the basis of your Pandora station in order to hear stand-up.
7rj8P TIL that there are commuter trains in Japan with their own zen gardens
rRNvM TIL nachos aren't a traditional Mexican dish. The food item was invented in the 1940s by a chef named Ignacio. The nachos themselves consisted of what leftovers he had in his kitchen at the time.