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kOpB7 TIL that Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has their own police department, a jurisdiction that covers 34,000 miles of railroad.
R7p74 TIL Nowadays, it’s rare to be served really hot mustard in restaurants, and mustard in jars and packets is rarely very spicy. The sinus-burning condiment once served at Chinese restaurants was just brown mustard seeds ground to a powder and mixed with a little water just before serving
g744 TIL the head of Detroit public schools graduated from high school with a 1.98 GPA, and took fifteen years to finish college.
wLxl6 TIL in the 60s a British band was looking for a name, and their manager suggested the name of his friend's cat. However, the band misheard Procul Harun's name and called themselves Procol Harum.
kO7Wd TIL Lindsay Lohan Filed a case against GTA 5 makers that a Character was based on her , so the judges threw the case out saying Lacy Jonas 's'indistinct, satirical representations of the style, look, and persona of a modern, beach-going young woman that are not reasonably identifiable as plaintiff.”