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TIL The US postal service has a law enforcement arm made up of officers who carry firearms and have arresting powers

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Z8nRv TIL that when the US faced civil war, Russia was the most supportive nation to the Union, sending its Pacific and Atlantic fleets to US ports, as well as many Russian officers to volunteer, serving up to the rank of Brigadier General.
GP6g TIL that more than 20 people died in 1998 after being given synthetic blood in an FDA approved ‘no consent study’. Patients were selected at the accident scene or en route to the hospital to receive the fake blood.
nWavb TIL that Jerry Lawler of WWE fame was actually good friends with comedian Andy Kaufman. He notoriously feuded with Kaufman, wrestling him and slapping him on TV while Kaufman shouted profanities and threw coffee in his face. Later, as himself in Man on the Moon, he stated that his feud was staged.
bp6E TIL One of Michael Vick’s former fighting dogs, Leo, went on to be a therapy dog who comforted terminally ill children/adults.
bXmj TIL in Hungary you’re legally allowed to name your child from a pre-approved list of names. If you want to name them something else you need to submit an application.