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TIL that in 2012 an Oklahoma judge sentenced a teen to attend church as part of his prohibition agreement.

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e01MJ TIL Joe Jamail was a billionaire Texas attorney, infamous in legal circles for his aggressive nature and colorful vulgarities (i.e. "you could gag a maggot off a meat-wagon"). He earned internet notoriety for a deposition video where he tried to fight the opposing counsel and the witness.
0dr05 TIL the invention of bicycles played a vital role in the early women's liberation movement. Women were no longer dependent on men for transportation, giving them a new sense of freedom. Bicycles were also a significant reason for the decline of corsets and long skirts in the early 20th century.
0Dej TIL that police in the UK give confiscated lights used for growing cannabis to sports teams with a large pitch/field to help grow the grass faster
78VWx TIL microwaving a grape will make plasma
R54D8 Til Marcus Licinius Crassus, often called the richest man in Rome in time of Julius Ceasar, created first ever Roman fire brigade. However the brigade wouldn't put out the fire until the owner would sell the property in question to Crassus for miserable price.