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TIL that a German Court has set a precedent ordering a man to delete all nude pictures of his ex partner, even though these pictures had been taken consensually during their relationship.

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J01j TIL that in 1981, a landlord was sued for evicting a tenant who had spilled a tin of the noxious-smelling fish surstromming in the property. Upon being told he didn’t have a case to do so, the landlord simply opened a tin of surstromming in the courtroom. The judge quickly changed his mind.
p8nlG TIL that the ancient greeks used to choose their politicians via a method called "sortition", much like how potential jurors are selected today. And, like jury duty, it was seen as an inconvenience to those selected.
OaQ1 TIL that the deep diving submarine Alvin was attacked by a swordfish at 2000 feet below the surface. It became trapped in the Alvin’s skin, which was forced to quickly surface. The swordfish was then detached and eaten for dinner.
gMjG8 TIL that the world's oceans/seas can and often do have distinct NATURAL borders (clines). Not just nebulous boundaries drawn on maps, large bodies of water can differ so greatly in substance & salinity that there can be a distinct, vivid line between even WHOLE OCEANS, e.g Pacific vs. Atlantic!
W7v6d TIL that Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed a boustrophedon musical notation. This required the writer to write the second staff from right to left, then the one after from left to right, etc. Thus the musician avoided jumping a staff while reading.