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TIL Judge Judy makes 45 million dollars per year, and only works 52 days.

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m4dy TIL that until WWII, almost everyone who rented an apartment in New York city had to move on the same day every year
d8QV8 TIL Jelly Babies were originally named “Unclaimed Babies” in 1864. They renamed the candy “Peace Babies” to mark the end of WWI, before giving them their present name.
DQwwD TIL in 1973, food manufacturer Mario Fabbrini held "The Great Michigan Pizza Burial" after 40,000 of his frozen pies were recalled due to botulism concerns. They were dumped in a grave in Ossineke during a service attended by hundreds, with the state governer even giving a eulogy of sorts.
Dd8V TIL The US Air Force seeded clouds to extend the monsoon season over the Ho Chi Minh trail in Vietnam between 1967 and 72. This lead to a 1977 international treaty outlawing weather warfare.
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