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TIL that Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak swapped places on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune as an April Fool’s joke in 1997

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vwO4 TIL in 2007 a Doberman Pinscher named Khan saved a baby girl from a deadly King Brown snake attack. At first the dog tried nudging the baby from danger. As the snake was about to strike, Khan grabbed the girl by the diaper, flung her to safety and took a venomous bite to the paw himself.
J1aoV TIL about Charles Mayers a seaman who survived the Halifax explosion. The explosion hurled him several hundred metres in the air and he landed naked on a hill a mile away.
oBbnR TIL hundreds of thousands of people have, in fact, gotten away with murder. Based on UCR data, the US currently has 250,000 unsolved murders, a number that increases by about 6,000 each year. With a murder solve rate of about 62%, that means 38% of the time murderers walk away scot-free.
oBmlY TIL that a Police Officer doesn't have to say they're a Cop if you ask. But it is illegal for an Officer to have you commit a crime that you wouldn't have already done on your own. So if you're ever unsure if someone is an Undercover Cop, just know this. The ringleader with the plan isn't a Cop...
m1Jvv TIL that Premier League team Man City has had financial misconduct allegations from as early as 1904. In the first incident, 17 players were suspended.