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TIL in 1992 a South Carolina man tied his wife’s hands and feet with rope, covered her mouth and eyes with duct tape, turned on a video camera, and raped her. At his trial, the man testified, “No, I didn’t rape my wife. How can you rape your own wife?” The jury took less than an hour to acquit him

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99aB TIL wine tasting is completely unsubstantiated by science, and almost no wine critics can consistently rate a wine
wL0aJ TIL about an Alligator named Wally, who was found guarding $1.5 million worth of marijuana plants in California
gZWA TIL in countries such as Germany, Denmark, and Iceland, your baby’s name must be on an approved list.
VBnkZ TIL about Gödel's Loophole. While studying for his American citizenship test, Kurt Gödel believed he had found a flaw in the US constitution that would permit the American democracy to be legally turned into a dictatorship. Einstein advised him not to mention it during the test.
neZpB TIL Guinness World Records aren't actual world records, you basically pay for the publicity to be in their book