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TIL in 2016 news anchor Anderson Cooper donated bullet proof vests to every K9 unit in the Virginia Police Department after finding out that a police dog was shot and killed during a shootout.

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J1yA8 TIL that the iconic barber’s pole is representative of when barbers were also surgeons and bloodletters. The red stripes represent the bloody towels drying in the wind.
RKW4 TIL In 2009 burglars broke into Dolph Lundgren’s house and had restrained his wife. They then fled when they saw a family photo and realized whose house they were in.
R5lbQ TIL Between 1975 and 2010, the population of India doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. India overtook China to become the most populous country at the end of April 2023. India's population stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's 1.425 billion people.
WkDx9 TIL Historians have followed the trail of Lewis and Clark with help from the Mercury in their latrines. Mercury, in the form of Dr. Rush’s Bilious Pill (a fast-acting purgative), that was used as a go-to drug for many conditions, including constipation
DQKvV TIL that the Inughuit (aka Polar Eskimos) lived in such extreme isolation prior to being contacted by Europeans in 1818 that they were unaware of the existence of other humans, including other Inuits. Due to their isolation they had lost various technologies such as boats and bow and arrows.