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TIL a federal court case which allowed the US government to destroy a shipment of hazardous toys is named United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls.

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b9V4Q TIL about Acinteyya (Unponderable), a Buddhist philosophical concept that describes certain questions, such as the origins of the cosmos and the concept of 'self', as inherently unsanswerable and beyond human comprehension, and thinking about them would only lead to confusion and suffering.
edW6 TIL a pilot and copilot must eat different meals to minimize food related illnesses compromising the flight
RlL7 TIL Mary is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament and is also the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran
MeRVK TIL that millennials in the ages of 18-34 are more likely to live with their parents instead of a spouse/partner - the first time this has occurred since record-keeping began in the 1880s
4k9Rw TIL that after he died wild west outlaw Elmer Mccurdy's body ended being used as a side show attraction including a carnival mummy before being finally laid to rest in 1978