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TIL that an Ohio judge sentenced a woman to spend 8 hours in the “smelliest, most god-awful place they can find” at a garbage dump, for neglecting her dog. “If you puke, you puke”

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RaL1 TIL that the resistance of the wealthy to paying taxes was one of the factors contributing to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
gAAA TIL that in 2011, a Russian woman woke up at her funeral only to die of a heart attack from the shock minutes later.
9wvxX TIL alcoholic fermentation doesn't just happen in yeast, it also takes place in in some species of fish, like goldfish.
Z8bQa TIL Canada used to have 1 dollar banknotes but switched to the 1 dollar coin (Loonie) in order to make the physical currency last longer and save costs on production.
4XwJo TIL when American businesswoman and convicted felon Leona Helmsley died, her will left her Maltese dog, Trouble, a $12 million trust fund, whilst leaving two of her four grandchildren with nothing. This sum was subsequently reduced to $2 million as excessive to fulfill its purpose.