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TIL 99.7% of Japanese court cases result in conviction

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mn4x TIL Anti-piracy advert “You wouldn’t download a car” committed copyright theft of the music.
xVnY0 TIL that a duck breed called the Cayuga lays eggs that have a black to gray shell
vj1x TIL there is an ancient old growth forest bordering Poland called Białowieża Forest. It resembles what most of Europe looked like before the 14th century. This story of conservation has been well documented over the last 500 years and is almost as rich as the ecosystem the forest supports.
oRJN7 TIL Lignum Vitae is a hard wood that was originally used to make propeller shaft bearings for ships and submarines.
b60V0 TIL That the Big Mac Index is an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity between two countries, a theory created by the Economist in 1986