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

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XEjGR TIL Lloyds of London is known for providing unusual insurance policies. Things insured by Lloyds of London include Keith Richards' fingers, Michael Flatley's legs for $47m, Keiran Lee's penis for $1m, and the hands of the 1932 world yo-yo champion.
BgM8W TIL about Kessler Syndrome, which describes the exponential growth of space debris, as collisions between space junk create smaller and difficult-to-track pieces of debris that contaminate our orbital real estate.
ldP5 TIL that during their expedition Lewis and Clark brought packs of “thunderclappers,” rediculously strong laxatives made of 60 percent mercury. Due to the strength of the laxatives and the longevity of mercury, scientists can track the route of the expedition by following deposits.
neZ4B TIL of Rebecca Fried, a high schooler who debunked a claim by historian Professor Richard Jenkins who claimed "No Irish Need Apply" signs never existed
rNn8y TIL: In Oct 2003 and Jan 2004, two separate men disappeared in Naples, Florida after being detained by the same deputy, who claims to have dropped both men at two different Circle K convenience stores after he “changed his mind about arresting them” — both men were never found.