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TIL that Sweden allows hearsay as evidence in court. The country has very few restrictions on what evidence is allowed in court. It is up to the court to evaluate the reliability of the evidence presented.

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16ZjX TIL that the song "My Way" by Frank Sinatra is banned is most karaoke bars in the Philippines due to a social phenomenon called the "My Way Killings."
5l9r TIL Reddit’s ranking system. “The first 10 upvotes count as high as the next 100. E.g. a story that has 10 upvotes and a story that has 50 upvotes will have a similar ranking”
a8BaL TIL The first sneaker designed for basketball was the Converse all star in 1917.
B5yx TIL that until the 17th century most scientists believed that the speed of light was infinite. It was only in 1676 that Ole Rømer and Giovanni Cassini made the first measurement of the velocity of light (just 27% off the real value) by observing the orbits of the moons of Jupiter.
awP6L TIL in 1956 the Welsh village of Capel Celyn, including its two cemeteries were submerged to form a dam for Liverpool’s drinking. The majority of bodies were not removed.