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TIL Americans killed by cops now outnumbers Americans killed in the Iraq War.

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9VVG TIL that the very first time DNA fingerprinting evidence was used in a criminal case, its use cleared a teenage suspect of a murder he had confessed to under intense grilling.
5YkWk TIL that when a male black vulture cheats the entire flock beats the hell out of him.
6ymW TIL that in the afternoon of 9/11, Rumsfeld gave the following directive to his aides: “Judge whether good enough hit S.H.” (Saddam Hussein) at same time. Not only UBL" (Osama bin Laden). Need to move swiftly – Near term target needs – go massive – sweep it all up. Things related and not.“
NXbQb TIL about Neutron stars, pulsars, and magnetar. And Interesting fact is that if Neutron collides with earth, then life on earth would probably perish well before the planet is destroyed - a NS is a strong source of X and soft gamma rays, that will sterilize the planet well before it reaches surface.
QJ0B6 TIL Mythbusters has saves lives: a woman trapped in her car as it filled with water recalled the episode with the Underwater Car Myth and waited until the pressure equalized to open the door.