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TIL that in 2001, a Philadelphia Police Officer died in a suspicious scuba diving accident the day after he testified against another officer at a disciplinary hearing

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GYxW7 TIL Vladivostok (Russia) is geographically closer to Darwin, Australia, than it is to the nation's capital of Moscow.
rR8Oy TIL the 435 illustrations in John Audubon’s book “The Birds of America”, which feature 1,037 species of birds, were life-sized. The pages were 39x26 in. (about 100x66 cm).
loeK7 TIL that movie trailers were originally shown after the feature film. That's why they are called "trail"ers. Theaters quickly noticed that people would simply leave when the main feature was complete, so they began showing the trailers before the movie instead; the name just stuck.
69mXY TIL about Norman Kwong, the first Chinese-Canadian to play in the CFL. During his career he won 4 Grey Cups and set a record for single-season rushing yards by a Canadian player; after he retired he co-owned the Calgary Flames in the NHL and later was appointed lieutenant governor of Alberta.
xla1 TIL 1 sheep jumped off a cliff in Turkey & 1500 sheep followed. only about 400 died because the other sheep fell on a soft pile of wool/ sheep:)