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TIL in most US states, if the arresting officer uses excessive force that could cause “great bodily harm,” the arrestee has the right to defend him or herself.

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7rAnZ TIL In 1968, King Friday from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood wanted to build a wall to keep change out.
LbR0 TIL that a solid 8 hour sleep is actually unnatural to us as a species. A 4 hour sleep, waking for 1-2 hours, followed by another 4 hour sleep is how we slept for the majority of evolution. The change to a solid 8 hour sleep was originally attributed to improvements in lighting and other things.
x9b5 TIL: In the original Sleeping Beauty the prince rapes her while she is asleep, and she becomes pregnant with twins.
N71VQ TIL in February 1978, amateur adventurer Dave Voelker walked across a frozen Lake Erie on foot, departing the coast near Sandusky, Ohio and arriving the next evening in Colchester, Ontario, a distance of 28 miles.
deEj TIL The Florida Public Service Commission gave Cape Canaveral the 321 area code as an homage to their launching spacecrafts. 3…2…1… Blastoff!