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TIL that Valentines day is the day that Saint Valentine was beheaded for supporting soldiers getting married.

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KOOZQ TIL there was an anti-gang unit in the LAPD that had ties to the Bloods. Over 70 officers were implicated in misconduct like shooting civilians, robbing banks, beating suspects (or worse), stealing cocaine, and framing civilians. Some believe the unit was involved in the murder of Biggie Smalls.
wmAW TIL there is a company designing a gravity powered light for 3rd world countries. Cost $10. Cost of maintaining, $0.
aw18Z TIL that the name for Director Brian Singer's production company Bad Hat Harry Productions (X-Men, The Usual Suspects, House, M.D.), and the quote that accompanies the "Vanity Card" shown at the end of a TV Show they produced, are taken from Jaws.
XEr6k TIL George Washington died when his doctors tried to cure his epiglottitis (i.e. inflamed throat) with blood letting. He lost more than half his blood before they stopped the treatment, and died just hours later.
GAlRQ TIL the light we see from The Sun is technically more than 8 minutes old. Technically, because some stars are so far away and light only travels so fast, we are seeing light that is millions/billions of years old.