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TIL the average debt load for US law school graduates is now over $100,000. Faced with a dismal job market, many graduates are unable to find work or settle for non legal jobs

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8ewj4 TIL The oldest discovered winery is 6000 years old and included fermentation vats, a wine press, storage jars, and drinking cups. It’s located in Armenia.
XQVj TIL during the beginning of the 19th century, Ireland had almost half the population of Great Britain with ~5 million to it’s 10.5 million. Today at 6.3 million and 61 million it is little more than 1/10th.
KVmR TIL Soon after the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Ed McMahon enlisted in the Marine Corps and entered flight training. Though unable to enter combat in WWII, he flew 85 combat missions in the Korean War and earned 6 air medals. He retired in 1966 with the rank of colonel.
NXeP TIL that there are temperatures below absolute zero that are actually hotter than the hottest positive temperatures.
p8d0A TIL about the Finnish term "kalsarikänni" which translates to “drinking at home, alone, in your underwear”