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TIL in a 14 page ruling, a Michigan judge used rap verses to dismiss a defamation case against Eminem

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woMQP TIL Khlong Toei (คลองเตย) district contains one of the largest slums in Bangkok, Thailand, with over 100k people living inside. The area also contains The Emporium luxury shopping center, Nana Plaza for prostitutes, and the local planetarium.
78LkX TIL that in WW2, "unrestricted submarine warfare" - the sinking of merchant ships by submarines without warning - was ordered in response to allied aircraft illegally bombing a Nazi submarine under Red Cross banner openly attempting to rescue survivors of the RMS Laconia.
PYwvw TIL The famously large President Taft followed a weight loss program. Taft was in contact with Dr. Yorke-Davies for over twenty years and kept a daily record of his weight, food intake, and physical activity. Taft managed to go from 340 to 244 pounds and walked 3 miles to the Capitol every day.
0wgYR TIL that the act of scaling defensive walls or ramparts with the aid of ladders, a prominent and dangerous siege warfare tactic in medieval times, is called "Escalade"
QJGL9 TIL Antarctica used to be covered in lush rainforests well adapted to months with no sunlight in the winter