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TIL The woman who sued McDonalds for their coffee being hot had a legitimate case for medical expenses and was awarded the rest of her money because McDonalds ignored 700 other coffee related injuries

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9Y8XX TIL the introduction of the Davy lamp was followed by an increase in mine accidents, as it emboldened companies to mine in areas that had previously been regarded as being too unsafe.
6ElJw TIL Around 40,000 Irish fought for the Confederate Army in the US Civil War
j6ErX TIL The government of Switzerland was involved in Mass Surveillance of its own citizens.
Ae0l TIL that the Foo Fighters suspended their 2015 world tour so they could fulfil David Letterman’s wish and play Everlong at the end of the final Letterman episode.
EVn0 TIL that during the Battle of Okinawa, Around 80,000 Japanese civilians committed suicide after being convinced by the Japanese Army that they would be “Tortured, Raped, and Murdered” by the American forces after they invaded. It is known as the biggest Mass suicide in history.