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TIL it is legal in 25 states for police to detain persons and request such persons to identify themselves, and arrest them if they do not.

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aa6A TIL Mike Tyson has coped with negative emotions throughout his life by caring for pigeons. As a child he suffered bullying & depression (the first punch he ever threw was at a bully that killed one of his birds) & as an adult with his sunk career and death of his 4 year-old daughter.
gMY78 TIL in the northeast Indian state of Manipur, separatist movements have banned mainstream Indian culture like Bollywood. This has led many youth to take to K-pop instead, largely through pirated copies smuggled from Myanmar. Korean phrases are also becoming increasingly common in the local dialect.
78kjx TIL: The US DoD invented a PHASR which is a non lethal laser rifle which serves to disorientate and blind the target. While blinding laser weapons were banned in 1995 by the UN, the PHASR was allowed as the effect was temporary. It was tested in New Mexico and the name derived from Star Trek.
4X1ER TIL of the Inca Maiden mummy which is 500 years old but still looks eerily lifelike. It was discovered near the summit of the volcano Llullaillaco and is one of 3 mummies of children who were sacrificed as part of a religious ritual.
XEJ7Q TIL Manute Bol, the tallest man to play in the NBA, and the only one with a confirmed lion kill, is generally recognized as the man who coined the term "My Bad" due to his difficulties speaking English.