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TIL about “Shaggy defense” - a legal defense strategy in which a person denies an accusation with the simple defense of "it wasn't me", despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary

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Z8wjR TIL whenever you look at a watch in advertising, it's usually set at 10:10 for a number of reasons including: the hands are fully visible and not overlapping, you can see the manufacturer's logo clearly, and according to Timex, it makes the products look "happier" by simulating a smiley face.
N77LN Til: That a Japanese Village was spared being destroyed during the 2011 tsunami by its huge seawall - a wall that its previous mayor had been harshly criticized for building
PaKg TIL that California has a larger population than all of Canada.
NXpeP TIL the US Treasury confirmed that penny press souvenir machines do not violate Title 18, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code on mutilation of currency
OG8yg TIL breast milk changes composition when the baby is sick.