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TIL that, in addition to books, France operates a legal deposit scheme for perfumes, where a copy of every new fragrance has to be sent to a library for preservation.

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Z8mJp TIL of Michael Cicconetti, an Ohioan judge who dispenses “creative justice”-punishments that usually fit the crime the defendant committed. These range from a man caught with a loaded gun being sent to a morgue, to a woman who abandoned kittens being forced to spend a night in the woods alone.
gDK7 TIL that Ryan Reynolds only became interested in Deadpool after finding out that the character referred to his scarred appearance as “Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar-Pei”
XEQpk TIL that a coin flip isn’t actually ‘fair’ — in a typical coin toss, there is a 51% chance that the coin will land on the side it started on.
JeBB TIL Henry Ford pursued the gasoline-powered automobile after receiving encouragement from his employer and boyhood idol, Thomas Edison.
7GnZ TIL someone actually tricked Alex Trebek into saying ‘kebert xela’ and he didn’t go back to another dimension.