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TIL in 1986 the US Government released a music album featuring McGruff the Crime Dog in an effort to combat drug use

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Bgypy TIL that, prior to 1968, the only way to get a divorce in Canadian provinces with no divorce law was to apply to the Canadian federal Parliament for a divorce through an Act of Parliament.
DDdV TIL scientists in Israel planted 2000 years old seeds from an extinct date palm species and successfully grew a sapling
OoEy7 TIL that engineers in Germany created “Brain Driver,” a car that can be driven with thoughts alone. Brain Driver’s headset consists of 16 sensors that monitor electrical signals from the brain.
abML TIL That if you ever get lost in Central Park, each one of the 1,600 lampposts around the grounds have a special code to help you map where you are
gZk7 TIL that former NSA Intelligence Official William Binney blew the whistle on the NSA’s surveillance activities as early as 2002, and was raided by the FBI in July 2007 in suspicion of his role in a New York Times Expose on warrant-less wiretapping.