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TIL: OJ Simpson's lawyers arranged to have a Norman Rockwell painting hung at his home to reflect "something depicting African-American history" and ultimately elicit sympathy from black jurors

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ovw7 TIL… That over 35% of Russians would vote for Stalin if he were still alive.
KO6xa TIL There are approximately 7000 languages and one dies every 14 days
6EvQm TIL- Bees don't buzz during an eclipse - Using tiny microphones suspended among flowers, researchers recorded the buzzing of bees during the 2017 North American eclipse. The bees were active and noisy right up to the last moments before totality. As totality hit, the bees all went silent in unison.
WR8N TIL an office started working naked(literally) for one month to see its effects on creativity [nsfw]
oVAK TIL that in addition to having mild winters, Greece has a period of about two weeks around the end of January in which the climate is like summer’s. It’s been going on every year and for at least 3000 years!