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TIL Dave Pickton, the brother of serial killer Robert Pickton started a foundation in Ghana to help the poor in Africa

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R50Oa TIL Professor Brian C. Kalt of MSU discovered the U.S. Constitution's Sixth Amendment is flawed in that it allows for situations in which a jury is impossible to assemble. If someone ever appealed this to, say, the Supreme Court, the loophole would certainly be closed. However, as is, it DOES exist.
VdK0 TIL that “o'clock” is a contraction of “stroke of the clock” and comes from 15th century references to medieval mechanical clocks
l7RYB TIL about the Military life of General MacArthur and how he became the Military Governor of Japan, helping Reform the government through Emperor Hirohito of Japan
pY9Ze TIL up until the 90s Oscar voters for best documentary used to show up to a screening theater and given a flashlight. 15 minutes after a documentary is played, voters can turn on their flashlight to stop the documentary. If 3/4 of the voters have their lights on, they can move on to the next doc.
xVXED TIL in 1946, a local chicken farmer offered 100 chicks for each homer the Nashua Dodgers hit. Newcomer Roy Campanella hit 14 in his first season and sent all 1,400 to his father who used them to start a thriving poultry farm. He also went on to become one of the first black major league players.