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TIL a company in Maine was sued for $10 million because they did not use an Oxford Comma in their workers’ contracts

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kMxW TIL during WWII, Hawaii had its own unique US banknotes. In case of Japanese invasion, the US government would have declared the notes worthless to prevent their use by Japanese troops.
R7Pa TIL roughly 14% of humans do not have a Palmaris longus muscle in their arm. Presence can be checked by touching pinkie to thumb and flexing the wrist.
VP7G TIL that 96 health groups accepted money from CocaCola/Pepsi to tell us that soda does not lead to obesity and health problems.
WN48 TIL that despite being the original writer of ‘All Along the Watchtower’, Bob Dylan said that “ever since [Jimi Hendrix] died I’ve been doing it that way… Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it’s a tribute to him in some kind of way.”
PBKO TIL that in Fallout: New Vegas, different characters will pronounce “Caesar” differently, depending on rank and respect for the character; while the average NPC pronounces it “See-Zur,” Legionaires will pronounce it “Kai-Sarr,” the traditional Latin pronunciation.