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TIL a DC Judge sued a family-owned dry cleaner for $67 Million for allegedly losing a pair of his pants. The family ultimately had to close 2 of their 3 stores to fund their defense.

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OoZ0L TIL crime in Japan has been on the decline for 14 years and is a country with too many police with not enough crime. The only demographic of criminals on the rise is the elderly with Japanese over 65 committing crime four time more than they did before.
9Y6KG TIL the tree planted in memory of George Harrison, lead guitarist of The Beatles, died after being infested by beetles.
b8Dp TIL in the famous Christmas song ‘Twelve days of Christmas’ all the gifts total up to 364 presents, nearly one for every day of the year.
XEJQP TIL In the late 17th century, the pirate Henry Avery became the richest pirate in the world after raiding a treasure laden ship belonging to the Grand Ruler of India. He stole £600,000 in precious metals and jewels, equivalent to £89.6M today. The world’s first worldwide manhunt was called on him.
erjJ TIL that Nobel Prize laureate William Shockley, who invented a transistor, also proposed that individuals with IQs below 100 be paid to undergo voluntary sterilization