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TIL brown spots on teeth can be caused by too much brushing.

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BrK4e TIL in 1867, after NYC firemen sent a fire engine/fire gears for use by Columbia, South Carolina which was razed by fire in the Civil War, the state promised to return favor “should misfortune ever befall the Empire City.” After 9/11, Columbia sent a fire ladder truck to FDNY as a gesture from 1867.
KOmlR TIL Alfred Hitchcock owned the rights to his classic films Vertigo, Rear Window, Rope, The Trouble with Harry, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. He refused to allow them to be distributed or re-released for over two decades; they were known as the "Forbidden Five" until three years after his death.
QaEa TIL there are about 150 buffalo on Catalina Island. They were imported to the island to film a spaghetti western in 1924 and were never removed.
8e1pX TIL about the Sovereign Military Order of Malta - a Catholic religous order that, despite not controlling any territory, is considered sovereign under international law and issues their own passports.
6jyY TIL in England, after 2 thieves broke into a mans home and made off with his laptop, they inspected the device, found serious child abuse material and went to the cops regardless. The paedophile got 3 yrs in jail. The judge gave robbers a 12 month community service orders in light of their good deed