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TIL A Short Film About Killing (1988) by Krzysztof Kieslowski shocked the Polish authorities and put them under pressure so much that they put a 5-year moratorium on capital punishment

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4xl5 TIL there is a school in England where they have been wearing the same uniform for 460 years.
9ye6 TIL In 2011, the Governor of Tennessee passed a law making it illegal to use someone else’s Netflix account, punishable by a year in jail and a $2500 fine.
4Xmm6 TIL that "stat" when given as a directive is short for "statim" which means "immediately."
OoMYR TIL that in 1995 an inmate tried to sue himself for $5 Million because he violated his own civil rights by getting arrested - then asked the state to pay because he has no income in jail
kJrBm TIL about Stendhal Syndrome. It is caused by looking at beautiful art. It can cause things like rapid heart beating, dizziness, hallucinations.