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TIL that Chicago PD operated an off-the-books interrogation warehouse until 2015, wherein >99% of cases lawyers were shut out and detainees were denied access to phones. The precinct refuses to release reports between 1995-2004, as dealing with the physical copies would be "too burdensome"

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XEWL8 TIL of a 2011 study that analyzed the decisions made by a panel of judges who spent several days reviewing parole applications. It turned out that the likelihood of a prisoner getting parole was mostly determined by how hungry the judges were at different times in the day.
j6pbQ TIL The first use of commercial refrigeration was in Australia to keep beer cold.
Br6QK TIL Jaguars used to be found in Southwestern United States and Mexico. As recent as 2016, jaguars have been spotted as north as Arizona.
aAON TIL that Joaquin Phoenix rolled his car, & a man tapped on his window & said “Just relax.” Phoenix replied “I’m fine. I am relaxed.” The man said “No you’re not,” & stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette while gas was leaking into the car. The man was famed German film director Werner Herzog.
nWEA7 TIL that the Abu Simbel temples are so far south of Egypt that they are only 20 kilometers from the border with Sudan