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TIL that when the Roe v. Wade decision was established in 1973, the Supreme Court was made up entirely of men with no female justices involved. However, when Roev.Wade was overturned in 2022, women were serving on the Supreme Court and participated in the vote, including a woman who voted against it

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VMbW8 TIL Rev. Rul. 69-68, 1969-1 C.B. 153, holds that gambling (even if illegal) is a proper activity for social clubs (Fraternities) exempt under IRC 501(c)(7) because it supplies pleasure and recreation to members and guests, even if it has an additional purpose of raising money.
yYge TIL that Reed Hasting started Netflix after receiving $40 in late fees when returning Apollo 13.
YpdmB TIL that Lars Larsen, late owner of Jysk (a Dutch furniture company) has sent a free copy of his self-published book to every Danish household, and thus, effectively made it the number one book in Denmark.
E14Mo TIL 14 years prior to Titanic sinking, the book Futility told the story of an unsinkable ship "Titan" which also struck an iceberg on it's starboard side in the North Atlantic on an April night. The fictitious ship closely matched the Titanic's length, weight, speed, capacity, and lack of lifeboats.
QNVva TIL that squirrel monkeys have been found to persistently self-administer Δ⁹-THC, also known as Marijuana, at doses comparable to humans in multiple studies