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TIL that A Time to Kill by John Grisham was inspired by the case of a black man named Willie James Harris. Grisham swapped the races for his novel

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Y70Xx TIL 61% of older millennials believe they’ll be working at least part-time during retirement
Egv9x TIL that two members of the French Royal family, Prince Philippe d’Orleans (Count of Paris) and his brother Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, served as officers in the Union Army during the American Civil War
l7JRr TIL comedian and podcaster Christina Pazsitzky made her TV debut on the cast of MTV's "Road Rules 6 -- Australia"
BBxb TIL that Comcast hands out “We’ll make it right” cards stamped with “priority assistance” codes to congressional staffers, journalists, and other influential Washingtonians who complain about their service.
GZxN TIL: An individual horse has a peak power output of 14.9 horsepower