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TIL 64 of 112 (57%) former Supreme Court Justices never obtained a law degree

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ADnDg TIL that the lowest point in Colorado is higher than the highest point of 18 states
0QDj TIL The makers of “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” had to downsize their makeovers due to families not being able to afford utility bills.
4rea TIL: Human Rights watch predicts an explosion in people living with AIDS in the Philippines because the Catholic church opposes condoms and sex education
1R68 TIL that a Peanuts character named Charlotte Braun was killed off by Schulz after a fan asked him to remove her from the strip. In his response, Schultz told the fan she was responsible for the death of the character and included a picture of Charlotte Braun with an ax through her head
1amwO TIL about Dorothy Levitt, one of the first British female racing drivers. In her column for women she advised women on a car to buy, how to dress while driving, and items to bring, including gloves, an extra handkerchief, a clean veil, a powder-puff, hair-pins, a hand mirror, chocolates, and a gun.