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TIL that judges are more likely to grant parole to prisoners at the beginning of the day or after a lunch break. By the end of a session the chance of a favorable ruling declines to near zero.

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m9wR TIL that, since Romans used daylight and darkness to determine time, an hour was 45 minutes in the winter and 75 in the summer
BrWWk TIL electric cars have been around since the 1800s and used to be common in the US and Europe, with (for example) a 1901 Baker Electric being capable of going over 200 miles on one charge.
gM9rL TIL that Alan Rickman was originally chosen to voice Lord Farquaad from Shrek, but he chose instead to play Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films.
xXwg TIL In the 1930s Mickey Mouse attempted suicide after Minnie left him for another mouse.
Brggy TIL that the Netherlands is the second largest food exporter in the world