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TIL: Staying silent during interrogation does not invoke your Miranda right to remain silent - you must invoke unambiguously, and silence is not enough to do that.

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WkmQ9 TIL that slaveholders in the US knew that enslaved people were escaping to Mexico, the U.S. tried to get Mexico to sign a fugitive slave treaty, but Mexico refused to sign such a treaty, insisting that all enslaved people were free once they set foot on Mexican soil.
699EW TIL early versions of the Pomeranian were larger and were used as sled dogs. Over time they were bred to be smaller and were used as companion dogs instead. This increasingly occurred after Queen Victoria became fond of this breed.
lWDB TIL in 18th century London, you could earn admission into the zoo by offering a cat or dog to be fed to the Lions
a790 TIL in the past 100 years, 80% of the biomass of fish in the world’s oceans has been lost.
R7p4l TIL that Japan's most celebrated generals have been masters of Ikebana, the art of flower arranging, finding that it calmed their minds and helped them make clear decisions in the field of battle.