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TIL as part of a program for improving community relations in the UK, The Avon and Somerset police department hired a race relations advisor to educate cops on race issues. He was later tased by officers after they mistook him for a wanted man.

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6bNl TIL that the funny viral photos of our cats and dogs pressing their heads against the wall, is actually a sign of neurological illness and should be taken very seriously.
X0VP8 TIL That Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, was present for three of America’s four presidential assassinations (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley)
rRxD0 TIL that the raccoon life expectancy in the wild is only 1.8 to 3.1 years, depending on the local conditions such as traffic volume, hunting, and weather severity. Captive raccoons have been known to live for more than 20 years.
GYaYj TIL that there are more historic artefacts under the sea than in all of the world’s museums.
JjV TIL One of Hawaii’s five active volcanoes, Kilauea, has been continuously spewing lava since 1983. It is the longest-lived volcanic eruption anywhere on Earth.