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TIL Electric eels NEED to breathe air

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xKOb TIL an Oregon woman called 911 to report that a man, wanted by police, was breaking into her house. The dispatcher told her that due to budget cuts the police could not respond. The man eventually broke in and raped her. The police were not obligated to protect her. Warren v. District of Columbia
nj5r TIL Microsoft has a patent, for opening a new window when you click a hyperlink, that expires in 2021
1aPDW TIL that Havarti cheese has a Protected Geographical Indication designation (it’s Danish).
b69OE TIL that Amazon received $761 Billion in returned merchandise - more than the US National Defense Spending in 2021 of $741 Billion
nWGEY TIL that a French general was once promoted posthumously for dying heroically during a retreat. Charles-Étienne Gudin, a general under Napoleon, lost his leg and later died from his wounds. In 2019, his remains were discovered in Russia and brought back to France for burial.