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TIL of Gavel, a K-9 Cadet who was fired from the Police Academy for being too friendly after months of training; he then got a new job as Vice-Regal Dog for the Office of the Governor in Queensland where he greets visitors, attends official functions, sits in on Governor's briefings

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R5ao8 TIL the province of Quebec never officially approved a series of amendements made to the Canadian Constitution in 1982. Efforts by the Canadian government to secure their approval in 1987 and 1992 both failed. The Supreme Court ruled that Quebec's formal approval was not necessary.
e0bEJ TIL that while on death row, Ted Bundy reached out to a detective investigating the Green River Killer offering to help get inside the mind of a murderer. His insight helped lead to an arrest.
X0Zrk TIL “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” is a famous line from Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address. Roosevelt said this in his speech to help Americans regain faith in themselves during the Great Depression.
YpZXr TIL The Russo Brothers were given the reins of the MCU after Marvel president Kevin Feige saw and loved the Community episode "A Fistful of Paintballs"
xV7j1 TIL: in 2015 Queen Elizabeth visited the set of Game of Thrones and got a close look at the Iron Throne, but refused to take a seat because there's an old rule that says the Queen is not allowed to sit on a foreign throne.