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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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Y7xRx TIL: The stereotype of someone having a seizure say they smell buring toast comes from a real life 1950s case of Dr Wilder Penfield whose patient would smell burning toast before having a seizure
epMEL TIL that Vampires, in traditional folklore, suffered from arithmomania, a form of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) that revolves around numbers and counting
NQe1 TIL Vladimir Lenin spoke English with an Irish accent
m1oM TIL Stevie Wonder’s love of sound & music was inspired by a kind school teacher asking him to locate a mouse in the classroom. His classmates were terrified, but Stevie calmly found the mouse rummaging in a wastebasket. Stevie felt pride in his gift of hearing and mouse became the class mascot.
0deVv TIL The MS Stockholm, famous for crashing into the SS Andrea Doria and losing her bow, still sails today. The ship has since been transformed into a cruise ship and sails under the name MV Astoria.