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TIL, baseball’s Seattle Mariners were given their name in a newspaper contest by a man named Roger Szmodis, who no one has been able to track down in the 46 years since

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DQoXp TIL not all self-representation cases in courts end in failure. In 1981, Edward Lawson won in the Federal Ninth Circuit Court vs. San Diego county over excessive discretion of police requiring to show identification. It was appealed to the Supreme Court. Two years later he won, repealing US Law.
J16Oj TIL Thought destroyed by Nazis, a priceless mosaic owned by Roman emperor Caligula ended up as a coffee table for 50 years in a NYC apartment
ne5PY TIL that between 1933 and 1935, Germany had a dual flag arrangement to reflect the structure of the government. One flag was the Nazi party’s swastika, and the other was a version of the old tricolour of the former German Empire.
OoLOR TIL that Snorlax(1014.1 lbs) is even heavier than Wailord(877.4 lbs).
GYjGJ TIL that the peace sign stands for Nuclear Disarmament