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TIL Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was influenced to pursue her career in law after watching 12 Angry Men, noting juror 11's reverence for the justice system. When she was a lower court judge she would tell jurors not to follow the film's example because it was based on speculation, not fact.

m1mYo TIL Murphy’s Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.
yQGwa TIL M&M's are named after it's founder's Mars & Murrie
6EXOl The ozone hole is slowly healing.
4Zeb TIL the smell given off by books can be used to tell the age of the books, and how close the books are to degradation.
av4b TIL until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order in the house of commons