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TIL of the ancient law of General Average. If a ship carrying cargo is required to jettison some of its load to save the rest, the loss of the cargo is to be shared proportionally among interest holders. First written in law in 800BC, it continues to be declared in present-day maritime emergencies.

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oeno TIL that Hervé Villechaize, best known as the diminutive Nick Nack in ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’, helped deal with child abuse in the 70s and 80s, going to crime scenes to help comfort victims. He would often confront and chastise spousal and child abusers in person, despite standing only 3'11".
yVQyV TIL - Liberty Island, while part of New York State, is actually completely surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, NJ.
J1Oo4 TIL that dogs can get a type of autism called canine dysfunctional behaviour (CBD)
ne467 TIL the popular arcade game NBA Jam was thought to be haunted. During demo mode, the machines would randomly shout “Petrovic”, the name of an NBA player who died in a car accident shortly after the game finished production.
PYN8e TIL in 1978 a punk rock band called The Rotters released a song called "Sit On My Face Stevie Nix". The band Fleetwood Mac was pissed off about it, and tried to get radio stations, record stores and clubs to boycott them.