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TIL Ted Bundy scored 39/40 on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist which is among the highest recorded scores of any serial killer

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LQyAv TIL that in Gaines v. Canada. When African-American lawyer Charles Houston argued before the Supreme Court. Justice McReynolds turned his chair backward. McReynolds also often left the bench, when a woman lawyer rose to present a case.
lwQ7 TIL the phrase “Let them eat cake” has no record of being said by Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution. It was used in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s autobiography, which was written when Antoinette was 9 years old.
mAey TIL of the Rainforest Trust, which buys acres of forest using donations and permanently protects them. They have already protected 11,500,000 acres.
O4ML TIL the ‘Yin and Yang’ symbol was actually a shield design from the late Roman Army, and predates Taoist representations by almost 700 years
nexGd TIL that Toho Studios actually employs a man whose official title is "Chief Godzilla Officer." His name is Keiji Ota, and he's currently laying plans for a Godzilla Cinematic Universe.