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TIL: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas authored a legal opinion that no other Justice signed on to arguing that the 1st Amendment should not protect anyone under 18 or non-citizens.

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WkZ4L TIL that Coca-Cola was fined approximately $2000 by the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection for Ads With Same-Sex Couples ‘Undermining Adolescents’ Moral Development’.
d8ndr TIL about Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, an extremely rare illness, which causes episodes of being mostly asleep for weeks at a time. If awake during an episode, sufferers are confused about what is real and what is a dream. The condition appears in adolescence and resolves itself 10-15 years later.
VMQO8 TIL that Peter Butterworth (1915-1979), a British comedy actor, failed his audition for the 1950 movie The Wooden Horse because he "didn't look convincingly heroic or athletic enough". However, he was a POW in Stalag Luft III and actually helped in the real escape that the film/book was based on.
R7067 TIL of Wilgefortis, a female saint whose distinguishing feature is a large beard, which grew after she prayed God to make her repulsive in order to avoid an unwanted marriage. She is the patron saint of women seeking refuge of abusive husbands, and the patron saint of facial hair
LQdA9 TIL of "menu anxiety" which is defined as distress caused when ordering a meal at a restaurant. A survey showed that over 30% of Americans experience it. Of those who do, some try to avoid it by obsessively reviewing the menu online before showing up to the restaurant.