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OZNa TIL the Haymarket Affair (1886) was a protest over labor and police brutality. It ended in a bombing, police firing into crowds, and the wrongful sentencing of 7 men to death.
neZZY TIL: 90 farting cows started a methane fire in Germany which burned a barn down
v1YBB TIL that babies under the age of 1 year should not eat honey because their gut is not developed enough to stop certain harmful bacteria like Clostridium botulinum from infecting the body
e07A5 TIL in 1724 Margaret Dickson was hanged but later found still alive. She then was allowed to go free because under Scots Law her punishment had been carried out. Only later were the words "until dead" added to the sentence of hanging
Me5D7 TIL about policy "courtesy cards". Officers can give family and friends "Special Treatment" cards to help them get out of trouble if pulled over.