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TIL that the Funan civilisation, located in modern-day Cambodia, had a justice system where they would throw the accused into "ubiquitous crocodiles"; if they survived, they were declared innocent.

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kObaE TIL that online recipe blogs come with seven different short stories and 30 personal anecdotes in order to create copyright protections for the recipe being blogged about. Recipes get copyright protections while ingredients lists don’t. Someone else can claim your writing if it’s not unique enough.
Or4g TIL The show Sesame Street will be adding a new muppet called Julia who has autism. This is the first new character on Sesame Street in over a decade and the first muppet with a mental disorder.
X00R8 TIL Adam Smith predicted the 13 colonies would defeat the British Empire & become a great empire itself
9oXm TIL there is a full-sized replica of Stonehenge in Texas, appropriately named “Stonehenge II”
nWRG TIL The office of President of the US can be transferred to the Vice President if a majority of the cabinet votes that the sitting President is incapable of his duties. In theory, the cabinet could peacefully stage a coup and overthrow the president.