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TIL of the Lead Mask Case: the unsolved death of two men found on a hilltop wearing lead eye masks with no apparent injuries. A nearby notebook was found to contain the message '16:30 be at the specified location. 18:30 ingest capsules, after the effect protect metals await signal'

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LkRVd TIL that a case decided in California in 1974 cited the Magna Carta (1215) in it's opinion. The Supreme Court of California used the document to interpreted a requirement in common law that a defendant faced with incarceration be entitled to a trial overseen by a legally trained judge.
NXB4e TIL that the popular Snickers bar was named after a beloved horse owned by the candy company's owners, Frank and Ethel Mars
D17ZD TIL The Mexican Constitution was the first document in history that said every person has the right to an education.
1aEKP TIL Architect Oscar Niemeyer and urbanist Lúcio Costa invented an urban plan for Brasilia and structures that would attempt to micromanage the daily activity of human life. The unabashed goal was to create the space that would birth “the new Brazilian citizen”
WkABN TIL that in Israel Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was translated to It’s Raining Falafel