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TIL The bailiff on Judge Judy makes $1 million a year

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J1A5l TIL the random parts added for effect in model making are called "Greeblies"
M7mn8 TIL that after he was removed from command of the HMS Bounty by mutiny, William Bligh was appointed governor of New South Wales. His actions as governor led to him being deposed in the Rum Rebellion, Australia's first and only military coup
b9Lj7 TIL Cat mummies were so plentiful in Egypt that, in the 1800s, an English company bought a load of 180,000, pulverized them and spread them on farm fields as fertilizer. Also so many baboons and ibises were mummified for the trade it likely drove them to extinction in Egypt.
6E70J TIL that between 1309 and 1814 the River Thames could freeze so deeply that people would hold fairs on them. Often having large Bonfires and could even hold elephants on it.
8mla TIL in 2010 the FBI planned to raid Scientology’s headquarters. Drone aircraft had gathered hi-res images of the site and the tail numbers of Tom Cruise’s airplane were on file in case David Miscavige tried to flee. The raid never occurred due to an alleged halt from the upper ranks of Washington.