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TIL: A Public Defender dared a deputy sheriff to arrest her, then sued for false arrest, and won (sort of). Both sides effectively told to grow up.

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5Vwa9 TIL that a BMI of 23 for a South Asian is equivalent to 30 (obese) in a White European for risk of diabetes.
pdXG TIL that the name ‘Aspirin’ was originally a trademark belonging to German pharmaceutical company 'Bayer’, but after Germany’s loss in WWI the company was forced to hand over the trademark as a part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
BrPvb TIL that at least 3 astronauts in the Challenger disaster were conscious till the cabin hit the water approximately 3 mins after the breakup. 2 astronauts activated their air providers, while one of them activated it for the pilot Michael J. Smith, who was trying to restore power by moving switches.
b6gwZ TIL The first thing ever sold on the Internet was a a bag of weed between students at Stamford and MIT
P1AjZ TIL that the Peshtigo, Wisconsin Wilfire claimed more than 1500 lives making it the deadliest fire in American history, but most people haven’t heard about it because it went largely unreported due to the Great Fire of Chicago taking place on the exact same night, October 8th, 1871