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TIL in 1990 NASA turned the Galileo spacecraft towards Earth to look for signs of life

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m1n8R TIL that Eliza Dushku, when playing Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, had to be emancipated to work long hours as a minor. The judge handling her case was a Buffy fan and joked Eliza would have to sign a photo for the judge if she wanted the emancipation approved.
OGDA4 TIL: That in 2008, a judge in New Zealand made a young girl a ward of court so that she could change the name she hated - Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. Judge Rob Murfitt said that the name embarrassed the nine-year-old and could expose her to teasing.
wE0E TIL The US Dollar is the official currency of East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Panama
wLnOM TIL Japanese urban legend of Aka Manto, an evil spirit which appears in public restrooms and asks people to choose between red or blue toilet paper after which they kill you depending on your choice. Lacerations for red and strangulation for blue.
e07pn TIL Half of the world's prison population of about nine million is held in the US, China or Russia.