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TIL that in 1971, a thief broke into a house and was shot in the legs by a trap set up by the homeowner. The thief then sued for damages–and won.

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4mn5 TIL the most common Vietnamese family name, “Nguyen”, is pronounced “Win” in English.
vPKKR TIL in 2018, a woman driving a Honda Accord was in a crash where everyone but her survived. Because a faulty Takata airbag ruptured, she was struck by bursted metal pieces, causing a 15cm by 8cm gaping wound to her left temple, a fractured skull and bruising and bleeding on her brain
gMeYX TIL the largest power outage in U.S. history was caused by a software bug in an alarm system and knocked out power for most of the Northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada
xVKvB TIL Today I learned there is a real national Dodgeball league and that they hold their championship in Las Vegas just like in the movie Dodgeball a true underdog story.
gMdVL TIL that in 1956 the USAF used interceptors armed only with unguided rockets to try and shoot down a runaway target drone. All 208 rockets missed, starting bush fires as well as hitting buildings and cars in a nearby town. In total over 1,000 acres of land was burnt but there were no fatalities.