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TIL Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street) and Stratton Oakmont's suit against Prodigy led to the development of Section 230 of the CDA

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m1vav TIL in 1656 Boston, a ship's captain was sentenced to sit in the stocks for two hours because he had engaged in "lewd and unseemly behavior" on the Sabbath. Upon arriving home on a Sunday after a three-year voyage at sea, Captain Kemble had kissed his wife
ZpX9o TIL two people were killed outside Graceland during Elvis Presley's funeral
D1eQP TIL - There is a grove of trees that spells out "STUDEBAKER" when viewed from the air. This grove of trees outlasted the now defunct automobile company.
67QX TIL the population of 3 cities (Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal) makes up almost 40% of the total population of Canada
oN8o TIL Opossums are the only non-primate with opposable thumbs, and they’re the only North American marsupial (meaning they have a pouch, like kangaroos)