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TIL Chinese courts convict more than 99.9 per cent of defendants

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p8Emp TIL that Aaron Hernandez admitted to being gay/bisexual. He committed suicide in prison 2 days after being outed on a radio show (and 5 days after being acquitted of the double homicide trial in 2017).
jp4n TIL cats kidneys are so efficient, they can drink seawater all day every day, no problem.
8aO14 TIL that in the 1840s, San Francisco a pair of stray dogs known as Bummer and Lazarus were such good rat catchers that they became famous in the city. Once, when a new dog catcher caught Lazarus, an angry mob formed. The city not only released him, but exempt both dogs from anti-stray laws.
VQ9m TIL that When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and he dies.
xVBLB TIL that parents in Nordic countries have their babies nap outside in subzero temperatures so they sleep longer and better