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TIL The US show COPS filmed one episode in Soviet Russia

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1aZOd TIL: Killer Whales live in highly social matrilineal family groups that are the most stable out of any species. Their hunting techniques and vocal behaviors are passed down generationally in an example of animal culture.
6LnY TIL in 1975, Queen’s manager, John Reid, played “Bohemian Rhapsody” for Elton John (another one of his clients) prior to its release. Elton retorted, “Are you mad? You’ll never get that on the radio!”. The song eventually reached #1, and Elton covered it at Freddie Mercury’s tribute concert in 1992.
J70m TIL eggshells and coffee grounds are an environmentally friendly (and free) slug repellant.
W7ELB TIL: At the second Tour de France, the first four finishers were disqualified because they took the train
R54w7 TIL The K-25 Plant Cost 8.6 Billion Adjusted for Inflation