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TIL of the horse Comanche, the only horse to make it back from the Battle of Little Bighorn, despite being gravely wounded.

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e044g TIL that police in Georgia, "drug recognition experts," can arrest someone for driving under the influence of marijuana just by claiming the driver seemed to be impaired — even when tests show otherwise
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Z8w4Y TIL Most modern handcuffs in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Latin America can be opened with the same standard universal handcuff key.