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TIL the creator of Wonder Woman was in a polyamorous relationship with two feminists, whom where his inspirations

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PYvJJ TIL that in 1670, against a judge's instructions, a jury refused to find two men guilty. The judge held the jury in contempt; locked them up overnight without food, water or heat; and fined them. On appeal, the Chief Justice ruled that a jury could not be punished for returning the wrong verdict.
J1Jvm TIL Barbara Bagley sued herself for the wrongful death of her husband. The district court dismissed the complaint, concluded that a person cannot simultaneously act as plaintiff and defendant in a wrongful death or survival action suit.
Wkoxd TIL T.G.I. Friday's founder Alan Stillman, despite having no restaurant business experience, opened the restaurant because the neighborhood he lived in had many young, single people and he wanted to meet women.
781eZ TIL Vice President Andrew Johnson gave his inaugural address while drunk
XBj6 TIL Green beer bottles (Stella Artois, Heineken, etc.) greatly damage the beer inside