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TIL that the criminal database at Scotland Yard is known as HOLMES (Home Office Large Major Enquiry System)

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rNwJd TIL the first truly wireless earbuds did not come out until 2015
MeKKK TIL in 1825, a British geologist went to Sicily and examined the remains of a female saint. He concluded that they weren’t human and likely belonged to a goat. He told the priests, who kicked him out and then placed the bones into a casket to prevent future study.
ZpKWQ TIL that gunfights were still legal in the US less than 90 years ago
m9rE TIL Actress Veronica Lake, famous for her “peek a boo” hairstyle with one eye covered, changed her style during WWII in order to encourage women to adopt safer hairstyles when working in factories.
MBdA TIL “Black Wall Street”, the most affluent black neighbourhood in the early 20th century, was nearly wiped out by white residents massacring the black population in 1921