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TIL: Cultured pearls may have only 0.5 mm of pearl on a resin bead

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4XYvN TIL of Clarence Earl Gideon, who from his prison cell in 1962 wrote and mailed a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court. The decision from the resulting case required U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own, per the 6th and 14th amendments.
WkeWd TIL in the 18th century "Donkey" became preferable to "Ass" for the name of said animal, however, it is completely unknown where the word "Donkey" originated from.
YavZ TIL it is literally ILLEGAL to sag in Grambling, LA; caught sagging could result in 15 days in jail, 150$ fine, and community service.
v1VgK TIL eating the liver of a polar animal (especially polar bears) will kill you due to a vitamine A overdose.
4XDrJ TIL of the fraternal birth order effect, which indicates that for every older male brother a man has, their odds of being attracted to the same sex increases by a third.