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TIL that lawyers and attorneys are different; lawyers study law whereas attorneys practice it.

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GYyM1 TIL I learned of Thomas Midgley Jr., who ""had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history". He played a big role in inventing of leaded gasoline in 1921. After that, he joined a team that invented Freon.
nWjno TIL that Easter in Norway is also celebrated by reading crime novels
AD0Al TIL that the US army built a 86 tons tank with a max speed of 13 km/h and managed to lose it for 27 years before finding it in a field. No one knows where it was during this time.
0wgDM TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger was not too keen on playing the Terminator in the 1984 film "The Terminator". He wanted to play Kyle Reese, the good guy. When asked about his casting as Terminator, he said "Oh some shit movie I'm doing" and its "Low profile" enough to not damage his career.
P1lrJ TIL There are no Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in Buffalo