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TIL In 1978, a man was sentenced to life in prison for forging an $88 check because he refused to accept a plea deal and had previously been convicted of two felonies. The Supreme Court upheld the decision.

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8al9V TIL researchers trained pigeons to discriminate between paintings by Picasso and by Monet. They won the humorous Ig Nobel Prize in psychology for their work.
v1W6j TIL in 2013 a Brazilian football referee was killed and beheaded by spectators after he stabbed a player to death.
4XGK5 TIL Wild cauliflower is yellow. Sun exposure changes the cauliflower head from white to yellow. Farmers individually wrap the leaves of the plant around the cauliflower to prevent the color change. The color change doesn't affect the veggie's taste but it does affect customers desire to buy it.
R5pZ1 TIL that a survey of 573 Dog Owners in the Southeast US showed that given the choice between saving a person or their dog in a life threatening situation, 40% would choose the dog over a foreign tourist, 35% over a local stranger, 24% over distant cousins, and 3% over siblings and grandparents.
D6br TIL that when you use laundry detergent labelled as a “brightener,” it doesn’t make the clothing any cleaner or restore its color….it’s actually a chemical combination that absorbs more light in the electromagnetic spectrum and re-emits fluorescent light to make the clothing appear brighter.