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TIL every year, more police officers commit suicide than are killed by the guns of felons

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4ola TIL an artist in a small village in Japan have been creating life-sized dolls in place of deceased residents for the last 10 years. Today, the number of life-sized dolls outnumbers the village residents 10-to-1.
Z8W4Q Today I learned that in almost all blockbuster movies they remove the headrest of the car seat so you can see the actors better
9wlK6 TIL that the Eiffel Tower was due to be dismantled, in 1910, but survived as it could (and still is) used as a giant radio antenna to transmit and receive radio broadcasts.
DQGdY TIL that as a young college football coach, John Madden once attended a clinic taught by Vince Lombardi. Lombardi talked for 8 hours about a single play, the power sweep. Confident in his knowledge before the clinic, when it was over, Madden came out thinking he knew nothing about football
OnOa TIL that a digital rectal massage can successfully cure the hiccups