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TIL a Colombian man murdered 138 people and only received a 22 year sentence

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xGbb TIL that because copyrights cannot be infinite, Jack Valenti of the MPAA wanted copyrights extended to “forever less a day”
d8GwZ TIL that during the Spanish Civil War the International Brigades took shelter in the University of Madrid, building barricades from library books. Nineteenth century German philosophy was supposedly the most effective at stopping bullets.
X0OJk TIL Walmart is not allowed in NYC, but Target is
P1b7n TIL death by garbage truck trash compactor is a fairly frequent occurrence, due to people sleeping in dumpsters and the truck drivers not being able to hear their cries for help as they’re dumped and crushed
R7909 TIL Lawn darts are also banned in the USA in 1988 as they sent 6,000 people (81% were 15 or younger) to the ER in eight years. In Canada, lawn darts resulted in at least 55 serious injuries, so they were banned for sale in July 1989. The sale of second-hand lawn darts is also illegal.