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TIL US you do not actually have the right to a trial by jury unless the sentence is greater than 6 months

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4XVGX The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is just one specific example of a much more general, relatable, non-quantum phenomenon.
Y7mVx TIL about Quasi-stars, aka black hole stars, where the star is supported not by fusion, but the energy of a black hole consuming matter. They hypothetically existed in the early universe.
MegjA TIL Bismuth 209 was long thought to be a stable isotope until scientists discovered it actually has a half life of 19 quintillion years
x7wk TIL: The astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil failed to measure the transit of Venus in 1761, waited 8 years in Africa to try again, failed because of bad weather, and then came home to find that his relatives had declared him dead and plundered his estate.
m50Y TIL the FBI once wrote a letter to Martin Luther King suggesting he commit suicide.