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TIL authorities use accidentally and/or criminally leaked data to track down tax evaders

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pAVe TIL that in New York City, when homeless people or those with no money die, they are buried by prisoners on Hart Island in a mass grave: up to 1000 per grave for children and 50 for adults.
LkN9d TIL: The sound of a TIE Fighter from Star Wars is a combination of an elephant call with a car driving on wet pavement
pLy4 TIL of Buzzwinkle. An urban Moose in Anchorage, AK whom was found drunk on crabapples in a bar and who walked around the city adhering to crosswalks.
mkxY TIL: A man in Texas killed a cop who was executing a no knock warrant. The man ultimately was not charged (with killing the cop) because he thought someone was breaking into his home. In Texas you can use deadly force to defend self and property.
JYvdl TIL the three-breasted prostitute that appeared in Total Recall, portrayed by actress Lycia Caff, was originally designed to be incorporated into Star Trek: The Next Generation, which first aired in 1987. Ship's counselor Deanna Troi was originally going to have three breasts, but she protested.