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TIL the first youtube video uploaded was of a guy talking about an elephant

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eWnE TIL in the early 1800s the British adopted the Nine Principle of Ethical Policing, under which “Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police.“ They also don’t carry guns.
KYo0R TIL Roy Benavidez, armed with a knife, went to assist a 12 man SF team who were surrounded by 1,000 NVA soldiers, and provided cover fire . After the battle he was evacuated, having 37 bayonet, bullet and shrapnel wounds, was presumed dead, and placed in a body bag, but was later found to be alive.
mjMY TIL that the pirate that gets thrown into the Boo Box in Hook was Glenn Close.
L4kd TIL Breitling makes a $16000 watch that can have you rescued from anywhere in the world.
DKrr TIL that after dividing Poland with Nazi Germany, Joseph Stalin ordered the “liquidation” of the Polish officer corps in 1940, resulting in the mass execution of over 25,000 Poles in what came to be known as the Katyn Massacre.