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TIL a man in Sweden was charged with child pornography and was convicted in the district court and in the court of appeal, for having drawn cartoon pictures of naked, underaged cartoon characters.

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epWEk TIL the company that makes ‘Baby Ruth’ candy sued Babe Ruth for company infringement when he tried to create his own candy company. They claimed it was named after Grover Cleveland’s daughter, Ruth, who had died 17 years before the candy hit the market. Babe Ruth lost the suit.
LZwV TIL Hitler and Stalin had virtually no senses of humor, and only laughed at others’ expense. Abraham Lincoln, on the other hand, despite looking sombre in photographs, had a sunny personality and loved joking around and making fun of himself.
gYlX TIL That Approximately 107 Billion People Are Believed to Have Lived on Earth
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xVp9B TIL that the floating valve in toilets is called a "ballcock". Further, the man that invented its name is Thomas Crapper.