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TIL that a paper published in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology concluded “This paper provides support for the "Rotten Barrel” theory of police deviant behavior, which holds that the stressful conditions of the police occupation constitute a primary risk factor for police misconduct.“

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gMpY4 TIL the Niger River, Africa's third longest, begins only 150 miles from the Atlantic ocean, but heads inland and curves south creating a boomerang shape. 2,600 miles later, it reaches the Atlantic ocean in Nigeria.
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