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TIL America’s deadliest school violence was not Columbine, but Bath, Mich., in 1927 - CSMonitor.com

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Brvje TIL that the original version of Les Paul guitar nicknamed "the Log" was crafted in an Epiphone factory. Les Paul then approached Gibson but got rejected calling the prototype, "broomstick with a pickup. " It would take a decade before Gibson finally accepts the idea.
d8818 TIL that the jury trials in the State of Louisiana does not require a unanimous decision. Guilty verdicts can be reached with just 10 / 12 jurors.
PGBE TIL in New Jersey and Oregon you cannot pump your own gas because it must be done by a gas station attendant
BrrKy TIL the unit used to measure shoes/feet in Britain is called a Barleycorn (1/3rd of an inch)
VMrJB TIL that tea is either a derivative of cha or chay in over 65 languages