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TIL that you DON’T have a right to a public defender unless you prove to the court that you are dirt poor. They will force you to sell your stuff to pay for a lawyer before they will appoint you one.

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aQ4A TIL Ernest Hemingway begged his wife not to send him for more electroshock treatments because he lost so much of his memory he couldn’t even remember his own name. He committed suicide the day after his 36th shock treatment.
OxD1 TIL OJ Simpson’s Player of the Year trophy was bought by a man who melted it down to make pins for people who donated to battered women’s shelters.
8d7Z TIL there is only one resident of Monowi, Nebraska. She’s the bartender, librarian, and Mayor of the town.
6Nnl TIL that the 1992 comedy “My Cousin Vinny” is so well regarded in the US legal community that it is frequently used in law schools to demonstrate courtroom procedures such as voire dire and cross examination