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TIL That it is Possible for the Jury in a criminal trial to find the accused not-guilty despite being legally guilty as they believe the law to be unjust/wrong. This is known as Jury Nullification.

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jNMEn TIL in 1946, a local chicken farmer offered 100 chicks for each homer the Nashua Dodgers hit. Newcomer Roy Campanella hit 14 in his first season and sent all 1,400 to his father who used them to start a thriving poultry farm. He also went on to become one of the first black major league players.
neDjG TIL that in Japanese anime and in Native American Sioux culture, nosebleeds signify sexual arousal.
ZN1R TIL William Lear, Founder of the Lear Jet Corporation, named one of his daughters Crystal Shanda Lear
loO01 TIL In 1976, George Washington was posthumously promoted to rank of 'General of Armies of the United States.' The law did not specify a number of stars, but it has been speculated this is a six-star rank - outranking all other generals.
vP7 TIL that Neil Gaiman wanted to make a movie of “Anansi Boys”, but the moviemakers wanted to change the black characters to white and remove any magic (in a story about Gods and magic), so he refused.