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TIL Bill Maher Promoted: Cell Phones was Scam Back in 2003

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awZBM TIL that in 1921, a dog was put on trial for "catslaughter." He was represented by an actual lawyer, tried in an actual courtroom, in front of an actual judge, with an actual jury, who acquitted him for the crime.
REG4 TIL the melted butter topping served in movie theaters is mostly canola oil with additives mixed in
DQQlv TIL that the wreck of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia lead to a 30-day voyage to find fresh water, a massacre, executions, and multiple battles over a makeshift limestone fort.
1ax7O TIL There is a famous Australian pub rock song about grieving over the loss of a romantic partner. The chorus sings "Am I ever gonna see your face again?" It is Australian tradition for the crowd to shout "No way, get fucked, fuck off."
6VgZ TIL that there are more people on Facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago.