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TIL the town of Boring, Oregon is a sister city of Dull, Scotland and Bland, Australia

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dmPZ TIL that no matter the evidence, if a jury feels a law is unjust, it is permitted to “nullify” the law rather than finding someone guilty
kOwDB TIL that it is a criminal offense in Germany to put someone on speaker without telling them.
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