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TIL Arthur Conan Doyle's (creator of Sherlock Holmes) detective work is responsible for England's first Appellate Court.

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9YbX7 TIL Baader Planetarium in Germany manufactures a filter film for safe viewing of the sun. This precision film was made in laboratories for nuclear and particle physic and its reflective property reduces intensity of sunlight by over 99.999%. The Sun appears in its real color - neutral white
x6jPw TIL that Billy Campbell was the first choice of the producers of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” to play the role of William Riker, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes. Campbell later guest starred on the show's 2nd season, playing the title character in "The Outrageous Okona".
Yp5ZW TIL: When a Taser is fired, it releases tiny bits of uniquely numbered confetti that correlate to the specific weapon. It can then allow Taser International to track the sale of the specific weapon, which could lead police to the buyer
P1MrV TIL there is a subspecies of Canada Goose once thought of as extinct, called the Giant Canada Goose, which grow from 17-24lbs in size, compared to the 7-9lbs of a typical Canada Goose
P1QJw TIL that during WWII, the Japanese battleship Mutsu suddenly exploded at anchor and sank. The Japanese navy investigated and found that the sinking was probably caused by a suicidally disgruntled crewman.