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TIL silver is naturally antibacterial due to the metal ions denaturing the organism’s proteins

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Z6dp TIL that in the state of New Hampshire, defense attorneys are legally entitled to inform juries of their right to return a not guilty verdict even when they believe a defendant is guilty, otherwise known as Jury Nullification
x6XPb TIL that babies prefer speech sounds over other types of non-language sounds (i.e. music) even from birth. So, humans begin their language acquisition with a bias for listening to speech.
56K9 TIL in a Dutch auction, the price is REDUCED until a single bid is made, thus ending the sale.
4kElN TIL Because passenger airflights aren’t covered by the ADA, wheelchairs can’t be brought onboard. They are regularly returned damaged to their users, who depend on staff for everything from boarding, to using the bathroom, to departing.
ANJRg TIL that of all the restaurants that have been featured on Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives", '224 of the 1,498 (and counting)Triple D restaurants have closed, which comes out to just shy of 15%.'