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TIL it dramatically reduces the life of a Lithium-ion battery to completely charge to 100% or for it to drain to 0%

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16RZD TIL The main reason why so many English football/soccer clubs use the word ´United´in their name; to signify a union of two teams that were in close proximity, making them a stronger team.
VM0Gm TIL in 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing a postal carrier and sentenced to hang. He was pardoned by Andrew Jackson. He refused the pardon. The Supreme Court ruled that a pardon could not be forced on him. So they hanged him.
QJOg9 TIL that in 1937 a massive demand for sulfa, the first and only effective broad-spectrum antibiotic available before penicillin, and nonexistent testing requirements led to a mass poisoning with over 100 deaths. This led to the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938.
l7Plr TIL The city of Verona, Italy, where Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set, receives thousands of letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day. The letters are answered by a team of volunteers known as the "Juliet Club."
9wrgB TIL That in the original Robocop movie the trauma team trying to save 'Alex Murphy' was comprised of a real ER trauma team from a Dallas hospital (where the movie was filmed). To add authenticity to the scene the team was allowed to ad-lib their dialogue,