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TIL that police officers tap the rear of your vehicle with their hand when performing a traffic stop so that if anything were to happen to the officer during the encounter, there would be physical evidence of them coming into contact with your vehicle via fingerprints.

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b68p0 TIL the koteka, also referred to as a penis gourd, is a penis sheath traditionally worn by native male inhabitants of some ethnic groups in New Guinea to cover their penises.
BrbGL TIL the UK's per capita income is closer to that of Russia than that of the United States.
BrlDe TIL the Lewis & Clark expedition only suffered one casualty. Dysentery, snake bites, a dislocated shoulder, venereal disease and Lewis being shot in the buttocks after being mistaken for an elk all threatened the group's well-being, but the only man to die did so as a result of a burst appendix.
mxJAR TIL the Przewalski's horse was long considered the last wild horse on Earth to never be domesticated at any point in history. However, a 2018 study found that they are actually descendants of domesticated horses owned by a long-extinct ancient civilization.
j6POM TIL that using the wrong kind of cat litter in a nuclear waste storage facility caused a major accident!