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TIL an imprisoned pimp sued Nike for $100 million in 2014, claiming that Nike should have warned him his Air Jordans were a dangerous weapon in disguise before he stomped on a man's face. The judge dismissed the case, but Nike still had to pay $1,456 in legal fees for their 90-second defense.

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VMBB0 TIL that a strain of cockroaches in Europe has evolved to outsmart the sugar traps used to eradicate them. Scientists found that the mutant cockroaches react to glucose as distastefully bitter–an effective way for natural selection to quickly produce roaches that won't accept poisoned sweet baits
AGe4 TIL that one of the seven princes of hell - Belphegor - who tempt people to make discoveries and inventions with the temptation of becoming rich off them is also the chief demon of laziness.
9w8QD TIL The highest point on the Island Nation of Maldives is a dizzying unnamed 17 foot peak on Addu Atoll. The best approach to the peak is by playing the local golf course. The 8th hole tee box is at the top.
kO8Lm TIL: Of Sir Nicholas Windon, who saved 669 children in 1938 from German concentration camps. He kept his heroic deed a secret for 50 years, until his wife found a list of the children's names in their attic.
P4Qn TIL: in 2011 33% of all US divorce filings contained the word “FACEBOOK”