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TIL that the FBI used ‘an effective, time-tested process’ to internally address shooting incidents and concluded themselves faultless in 150 shootings.

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M7rYm TIL of King Vira Bahu I of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) who was crowned the night of his father's death and was assassinated the very next morning, reigning for less than a day
6E1Yw TIL that the 2006 film Casino Royale was heavily pirated and sold cheaply in China before its official premiere. Star Daniel Craig, who was in disguise while walking to hide his identity, was actually approached by a seller who tried to sell him a copy.
WaEN TIL in 1880 Alex Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, also invented the photophone, a device that transmits sound using visible light. Although he called it his greatest invention, it wasn’t until the 1980s, over a century later, that it precursed fibre optics, the backbone of the modern Internet
AnZl TIL there is a fish named Salema porgy when eaten causes severe hallucinations lasting up to 36 hours. It was a party drug during the Roman Empire
6E75W TIL about HPP (High Places Phenomenon), the experience of a sudden urge to jump when in a high place. Although it has been speculated to be associated with suicidal ideation, data has proposed that it stems from a misinterpreted safety signal (i.e., survival instinct).