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TIL, in 1928 a Supreme Court Justice argued against wiretapping and criticized the US government for its invasion of privacy

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kJ8ad TIL of the Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest. A contest in Tokyo, Japan, to make babies cry with the best crier being said to have a long healthy life.
kJnD5 TIL: Hawaii was in Oceania not in North America
MNEb TIL there’s an alarm clock that donates your money to charities/political parties that you disapprove of every time you hit the snooze button.
oBeoA TIL: Memoirs of a Geishsa (2005) was protested for racially insensitive casting. Japan felt it was wrong to cast Chinese actors to portray Japanese people, while the Chinese felt it was insulting for a Chinese to have to portray a Japanese.
9Y8X7 TIL of Rosie Ruiz, a marathon runner who came in first among women in the 1980 Boston marathon. After winning, reporters noticed she wasn't that sweaty and didn't seem that tired at all. It turned out she took the subway the majority of the route and simply snuck back into the race to win.