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TIL The Bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in a US Court

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epkLJ TIL the US has the third lowest average commute time in the OECD, with only Finland and Sweden being lower.
B4oL TIL In Ireland, in the county of Donegal there is a village called Muff. Muff is the location of one of the oldest and most successful diving clubs in Ireland.
P7Yw TIL based on a 1986 statute, that the US government considers communication older than 180-days (i.e., old emails, neglected mailboxes) to have been abandoned by the intended recipient and can sift through those forsaken documents without a warrant or cause for suspicion
j6Pan TIL Friedrich Glasl created a model of conflict escalation. He explains why some people act solution-oriented in conflicts, some want to win and others just want to harm the other person or side.
8m8G TIL a fighter pilot got his sexual assault conviction thrown out after a General disregarded the findings of a jury that found him guilty. The decision cannot be appealed.