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TIL that Frank Caprio’s dad reprimanded him for refusing to forgive $300 in parking tickets to a single mom on his first day as a judge, inspiring his compassionate approach to justice throughout his career

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bJK7 TIL that Jadwiga of Poland (d. 1399) was a female king. Polish law had no provision for a female ruler (queen regnant), but did not specify that kings had to be male.
OoXa TIL A man drove his 1990 Honda Accord for one million miles and was thrown a parade by Honda itself.
ADJjx Today i learned about the Diolkos, the paved road that ancient Corinthians sued to transport ships across Greece from 600BC to 100 AD
ADb47 TIL The word "Cappuccino" comes from the Capuchin friars of the Franciscan order of monks! The color of the espresso mixed with frothed milk was similar to the color of the Capuchin robe.
4kNM5 TIL Mt. Thor on Baffin Island, Canada, has Earth’s greatest sheer vertical drop (4,101 feet).You can take one step off the peak and fall nearly a mile before you hit anything.