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TIL That some high schools have coffee shops in them!

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bXaj TIL the UK has used ‘incident screens’ to block the view of traffic accidents, etc. on the highway, in an attempt to reduce rubbernecking delays.
wLNr8 TIL about the phrase "If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lay down". It tells you how to behave if attacked by a bear. Often "If it's white, say goodnight" is added, regarding the dangerousness of polar bears. Though apparently it depends on the situation, it can be used as a rule of thumb.
e0g1L TIL seven six-foot tall Lego minifigures have washed up on European, American and Japanese beaches between 2007 and 2015. The anonymous sculptor and artist is pseudonymously known as 'Ego Leonard'.
69Xk7 TIL that Teddy Bear originiates from an incident in 1902 where President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt refused shooting a black bear.
ZQlR TIL that Mikhail Gorbachev, former premier of the Soviet Union, starred in a Pizza Hut commercial