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TIL A Drug sting in Tulia Texas resulted in the arrests of 15% of the black population. 46 people, 40 of whom were innocent African Americans. The remaining detainees were whites known to have ties within the black community.

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9YOLM TIL that in the US the Rod of Asclepius, symbol of the deity associated with healing and medicine, is often confused with the staff of the god Hermes, the caduceus.
p8rG4 TIL in 2015 a Chinese woman was stopped at an airport in Beijing for having a bottle of Cognac in her carry-on. Instead of handing it over to airport security, she chugged the entire bottle on the spot before taking her plane.
8ayPL TIL that there is a procedure called "fecal transplantation". The doctor transplants feces from a healthy donor into another person to restore the balance of bacteria in their gut.
OGBOg TIL When a man in New York needed a heart transplant from a donor in Oklahoma, the hospital reached out to the US Air Force to help with transportation. The donor heart was transported across the country in two hours on an F-111 fighter jet. The operation was a complete success.
eWLL TIL that 3% of Americans still have a dial up internet connection