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TIL that a jury does not have to convict a guilty person of a crime if they believe that the appropriate application of the law will have unjust or immoral results, or if they would like to send a larger social message.

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9Y9pQ TIL a majority of the people Christopher Walken interacted with as a child were non-native English speakers, including his father. Walken attributes his unique halting speaking style to watching people hesitate to think of the right English word.
9Y8Nr TIL that Jay Leno had his first cup of coffee at 63 years old on Jerry Seinfeld's recent show "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee". He, of course, hated it and Jerry finished the rest.
mxrpx TIL that "Airplane" was judged "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant and added to the National Film Registry in 2010
aQkM TIL that Muhammad Ali threw his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River after he was kicked out of a restaurant for being black.
nev1r TIL that during the Blitz people tried to carry on working as usual and shops which had their windows blown out often put up humorous signs such as "We are still open - more open than usual".