Post * YPWA — Curious Curator

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TIL In 1818, an Englishman was accused of murder claimed the right to trial by combat. To everyone’s surprise, the law granting him that right was still valid, and he was acquitted when his accuser declined to appear on the “field of honor.” Trial by combat was abolished the next year.

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kr14 TiL that the US Gov. has put an 82yr old Nun in prison for terrorism. Her crime: cutting a bunch of fences at a nuclear facility, erecting peace signs and singing “Down by the Riverside”.

Lk7Np TIL about Walter Schramm and escheat. He bought AMZN stock in 90's and pledged not to look at his stock account for 20 years. After 20 years logged on and $100,000 worth of Amazon stock was gone. Taken by the state government as unclaimed property because his account was deemed inactive.

Wor8 TIL: since 2006 US retail companies have cut 1,000,000 full time positions and added 500,000 part time positions.

16Qwd Today I learned that Muhammad Ali's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is on a wall instead of on the ground. This is because Ali, a devout Muslim, did not want people stepping on the name "Muhammad".

kXmE TIL that pineapples contain an enzyme called Bromelain. Bromelain digests proteins, meaning that it can eat your mouth. This is why eating a lot of Pineapples will leave your tongue numb or make your mouth bleed.