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TIL that until 1971 British car manufacturers Rolls Royce had their own Police force

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M7Jm8 TIL Werner Herzog threatened to shoot Klaus Kinski—and then himself—on the set of Aguirre, the Wrath of God to prevent Kinski from walking off the job.
YQDd TIL: The oxytocin system develops during childhood, if that system doesn’t develop properly, you’re more prone to alcoholism and drug addiction as an adult.
Bgpre TIL: The IRS (USA) has specific tax codes requiring you to report money earned from selling illegal drugs, taking illegal bribes, and the fair market value of anything you stole as taxable income.
WkvG4 TIL 70% Ethanol (alcohol) is a more effective disinfectant because pure alcohol on a single celled organism triggers coagulation (clot) preventing it from penetrating deeper into the cell wall rendering it dormant but still alive. The water in 70% ethanol allows it to penetrate before it can clot.
LkOdd TIL that Disney artist and animator Ruthie Thompson, who worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), is still alive today at age 107.