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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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pMLZ TIL that in Gilbertese, the official language of the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati, the word for dog (kamea) comes from the sound that the natives heard Europeans calling out to dogs (come here).
BrQmy TIL The ball dropped in Time Square on New Year's Eve represents a "time ball" used hundreds of years ago. Ship captains all across the harbor could start their clocks when they saw the ball land.
JvyV TIL that the Finnish language has a unit of measurement based on a reindeers urinary habits. Poronkusema
0pN1 TIL that Jonathan Hyde, famous for playing British roles in Jumanji, Titanic, The Mummy, and Richie Rich, is actually Australian.
mWlY TIL One out of every 21 New Yorkers is a millionaire.