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TIL that American judges can kick out jurors whom they believe are aware of the jury’s ability to nullify laws

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loYKV TIL the Hawaiian language is unique in that it is the only language with "gendered" nouns not based on male or female. Instead they use one gender for "things you can control" and the other for "things you can't."
VBL8p TIL The first computer virus, called 'Brain' took the world by storm in 1986. It was created by 2 brothers in Pakistan to protect their business from being stolen
YBLx TIL Stanley Kubrick told journalists to pronounce the “2001” in “2001: A Space Odyssey” as “two thousand and one” in the hope that the movie would influence the pronunciation of that year.
loRvK TIL of the term "betamaxed" which is used to describe when a superior product loses out in the market to an inferior one as a result of marketing, influence or other factors unrelated to product quality.
kO5Gd TIL dairy cows are fed slaughter waste, “trimmings that originate on the killing floor, inedible parts and organs, cleaned entrails, fetuses ...” because they need to consume a large amount of protein to keep up with continuous milk production, and slaughter waste is cheaper than supplements.