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Today i learned that street lights have number plates on them

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j6xPj TIL that until the 18th century, animal trials in court were common across Europe, including trials for murder and beastiality. In 1386, a pig was found guilty of killing a child, it was then dressed in male clothing and executed in the town square.
9YL8B TIL Canada has a polar bear jail for disorderly polar bears
D68J TIL As a commander in the Navy, L. Ron Hubbard was relieved of command after shelling an island that he thought belonged to the US and was unoccupied. It was a Coronado island south of San Diego in Mexican waters and home to several members of the Mexican Coast Guard.
YpvrA TIL: the guy who played the Nazi leader in Casablanca was also the inspiration for the Joker and a solid dude. Conrad Veidt was a star of German cinema who was fervently anti-Nazi. He moved to America with his jewish wife to create films to convince the US to join the war against the Axis.
xKAB TIL That on one of Richard Branson’s last days at school, his headmaster, told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire.