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TIL there are only two known pictures of the United States Supreme Court in session - both taken in the 1930’s

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16wKd TIL of "Fruits of Philosophy" a 1832 book describing methods of contraceptions. Writing about an 'obscene' topic the author, physician Charles Knowlton, was prosecuted and jailed. With the book's sensetive topic it was published as a measly 3 by 2.5 inches to make it easy for women to hide
eaBE TIL that Saddam Hussein was distrustful of al-Qaeda and viewed Islamic extremists as a threat to his regime, refusing all requests from al-Qaeda to provide material or operational support
wLvYY TIL that Shaquille O'Neal, who was known to be one of the most dominant big man to ever step on the NBA floor had only 1 3-pointer made in his career. He is also a 15-time NBA all-star and a Hall of Famer who averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds in his career.
jNBla TIL the Pokéwalker, a toy step-counter bundled with the 2010 Nintendo DS games Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver is one of the most accurate step-counters ever made.
E19Yx TIL State Farm paid $145million in punitive damages for having a “Jew list” to discriminate against claimants.