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TIL of the Kids For Cash Scandal. 2 judges that accepted money for increasing the population at 2 juvenile detention centers.

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Me0M8 TIL that the label "Made in Germany" was invented by the British in the late 1800s to harm German industries, who they considered cheap copycats. Antagonized by this German industry started a huge quality offensive and the label turned into a seal of quality.
0dgAj TIL that Staci Keenan, who played the daughter in the 80s sitcom My Two Dads, got her law degree and is a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County
EQ10 TIL the main Slim Jim factory shut down for good the day Randy Savage died
WkygX TIL about Peter Lang a 76 year old man who single-handedly fought a fire for 10 hours to save his safari animals.
ne1Gd TIL that the dogma of Immaculate Conception refers not to how Mary became pregnant with Jesus but to the assertion that Mary herself was born without original sin.