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TIL a Brazilian man in the UK, misidentified as a terrorist, was shot point blank in the head 7 times, whilst on the ground; by plain clothed police officers. No one was punished.

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ZpDpa TIL: USC removed their John Wayne exhibit because of the bigoted remarks he had made during his life.
5MXp TIL after the Great Seattle Fire, the city decided to raise street levels downtown by 8 to 32 feet. During the transition, people had to climb ladders to cross a street then climb back down to sidewalk level on the other side. 17 drunks died by falling off streets and onto sidewalks below.
b97kN TIL that a single exposure to rudeness in the morning can contaminate people's perception of subsequent social interactions throughout the day, causing them to perceive more instances of rudeness.
pYooN TIL there's a difference between button-down and a button-up shirts. A button-down shirt has small buttons on the collar to keep it in place, while a button-up shirt has no collar buttons. Button-down shirts are more casual (for example in the choice of fabric) and button-up shirts are more formal.
Z8E8v TIL that the US signed the independence treaty for the Philippines on the 4th of July, giving them both the same "Independence Day" until 1962.