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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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E1jgP TIL that an American tea importer Thomas Sullivan accidentaly invented the tea bag when he sent samples to customers in silk pouches.
OyYa TIL the mouth of the male Flabby Whalefish fuses shut upon reaching adulthood. Losing its stomach and oesophagus, it uses energy from previous meals to grow a giant liver which sustains it for life.
YpApv TIL of trisodium citrate, a citric acid added to cheese to make it meltier and non-greasy. Its chemical formula literally spells NACHO.
9RR7 TIL As the artists showed up to participate in recording “We Are the World”, Stevie Wonder informed each of them that if the song was not finished in one take, he and Ray Charles would be driving everyone home
0dWyM TIL of CPR-induced consciousness, “a rare but particularly awful effect of CPR” where chest compressions circulate enough blood to the brain to awaken the patient during cardiac arrest, who may then experience ribs popping, needles entering their skin, a breathing tube passing through their larynx.