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TIL Diamond Jim Brady had over 2 million dollars in jewelry, equivalent to over $73 million today

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6vB7 TIL: When Rialto police began wearing cameras there was an 88% decline in the number of complaints filed against officers, compared with the 12 months before the study. Officers also used force nearly 60 percent less often. Force used was twice as likely to have been by officers not wearing cameras.
kO50e TIL if you hit the windows key and tab on your keyboard it brings up a timeline view of your computer activity.
wLBlY TIL The Washington Monument’s many blocks are held together by just gravity and friction. No mortar was used in the building process.
7rMJL TIL that Japanese prisoners who are on death row are informed on the morning of their execution.their relatives, lawyer are told afterwards.
6pl TIL that survivors of the Black Death may have passed on a gene mutation that produces resistance to HIV.