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TIL that in Pennsylvania, local police are not allowed to use radar guns

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xp1 TIL that in the card game Euchre, played with a twenty-four card deck, the “Bauer” refers to the most powerful card in the trump suit, which is commonly taken to be the Jack. Coincidentally, Jack Bauer from the TV show is the best agent, in a show that has twenty-four episodes a season.
6EpQY TIL that the Rainbow Shark isn't rainbow at all, and are usually a darker shade of black with red tips on it's fins. Furthermore, it's not even a shark, but a minnow with the appearance of a shark, thanks to it's dorsal fin.
yVx5J TIL The Albuquerque FBI in 2011 released hundreds of images of items that were collected during the investigation of David Parker Ray. In that time, no one has yet to identify a single piece as belonging to another person.
9JoX TIL The word ‘oxymoron’ is itself an oxymoron, meaning 'sharp dullness’
pJNN TIL that in 1355, a dispute between the bartender and patrons of a tavern over the quality of beer caused a riot that left almost 100 people dead.