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TIL Some Canadian police departments give out ‘positive tickets’ to thank people for doing something good.

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Z67o TIL Sperm whales are the loudest animals on Earth. Their calls reach up to 230 decibels.
OoJaX TIL:Pinbal was banned from the early 1940s to the mid-1970s in most of America's big cities. It was a game of chance, not skill, and so it was a form of gambling. In fact, one of the key parts of pinball: the flippers, weren't invented until 1947, five years after most of the bans were implemented.
BgVWr TIL the man who discovered the LED died of starvation.
VMBbp TIL that Mother Teresa did not work to alleviate poverty, lied to donors about how contributions were spent, allowed the sick to suffer as she believed suffering was a gift from god, but opted for advanced heart treatment for herself.
epp9k TIL about the "Marche du Nain Rouge" a costumed festival and parade every spring in Detroit where residents banish "Nain Rogue" or " The Demon of the Strait" for another year.