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TIL Paris has many public drinking fountains that produce sparkling water

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VjG0 TIL Gary Plauche shot and killed his son’s kidnapper/molester in an airport. The killing was caught on tape by a news television crew, however, Gary only received 5 years probation and no jail time.
Wkdjd TIL that until 2006, U2 paid no tax in Ireland due to artists exemption. When the exemption was capped at $315,000, the band moved its accounts to the Netherlands, rather than face a multi-million dollar tax bill for album sales and royalties.
9YAP6 TIL long-time professional baseball pitcher Satchel Paige, who debuted in the MLB at the age of 42, would sometimes instruct his infielders to sit down behind him, and then he would strike out the next three batters.
b67aj TIL Frankenstein did not have a hunchback assistant called Igor in either Mary Shelley's novel or the original Universal and Hammer films. The character is a pastiche of multiple characters across several movies.
BPWK TIL that dueling is still technically legal in Texas, because mutual consent is a defense against assault.