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TIL the best time of day to have your case tried before a judge is early morning, or right after lunch

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69EQJ TIL Carthage in Phoenician means "New City". Cartagena (Spain) in Latin means "New Carthage". Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) was named 'de Indias' as it was named after Cartagena (Spain)—it can be interpreted as "New Cartagena". Therefore the city can basically be read as "New New New City"
kOk45 TIL Yoshi’s real name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas and Mario isn’t a Homo Sapien, he’s Homo Nintendonus
78YKp TIL Pigs can solve video game puzzles by using a joystick with their snouts.
9YrVB TIL of Matthew Hahn, a thief who stole a safe, cracked it open, and discovered pictures of the owner molesting a 2 year old. He then turned it in anonymously, and ended up getting sentenced to 14 years for unrelated crimes, the owner got sentenced to 30.
98Np TIL that female octopi die after giving birth, and male octopi die after ejaculating.