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TIL that US Supreme Court IP Cases has doubled in 30 years; patent trolls companies exploit the system by litigating everyone and anyone in collusion with Big Media, costing $29 Billion annually, stifling innovation and equality.

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AEbx TIL Rapper and Actor Ice T admitted to conducting take-over bank robberies in the early- to mid-1980s on Adam Carolla podcast, after the statute of limitations had expired.
R1jj TIL that the reason the snooze on a clock is 9 minutes is because in the 1950s, they had to make snooze gears fit onto the existing clock mechanics. Unable to use 10, they chose 9 minutes.
9bdQ TIL that the windshield of the SR-71 Blackbird can reach a temperature of over 600°F during flights at mach 3. It had to be made of quartz and was ultrasonically fused to the titanium hull in order to handle the stress.
oOG8 TIL that a man in Africa single handedly stopped the desertification of his region by reviving ancient farming and irrigation techniques despite being ridiculed by his community.
GLB1 TIL that after San Francisco’s ban on plastic bags, death from foodborne illnesses increased by 46% in the city.