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TIL During the Rosa Parks VS Outkast lawsuit a relative of Ms Parks told André the suit was actually speared by the caregivers and lawyers personal gain. The family eventually raced the same concern to the courts whom appointed an impartial team that settled the suit quickly right after.

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KOa1w TIL that there are kinky spiders who tie up their lovers with silken cords before and during sex to avoid getting eaten and to extend their mating time.
l4eA TIL A 2011 survey showed that 42% of people would not want to know if a loved-one was experiencing depression, and 23% believed that depression is a ‘state of mind’, not an illness.
4Oa5 TIL there is a World Swastika Rehabilitation Day, where “the goal is to return the swastika’s true meaning of peace and harmony to this ancient symbol regretfully hijacked by the Nazis”
Z8XKo TIL that the term “Peeping Tom” originates from the time Lady Godiva rode her horse naked around Coventry in protest at her husband’s (Earl of Mercia) tax increases. She asked people not to look but a man named Thomas did and according to legend, was struck blind.
nWvBd TIL that a court reporter must type around 200 WPM on a stenograph to become certified. In comparison, the average WPM on a standard keyboard is around 40.