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TIL Courtroom drawing as we know it in the United States was born in response to the 1935 media circus over the kidnapping and killing of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son. The American Bar Association put forth a ban on cameras—leaving news outlets to seek alternate means of coverage.

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p85y8 TIL that having more lifeboats on the Titanic would not have saved more lives. In fact, taking into account the amount of time they had to launch and the amount of crew there were, it’s actually incredible that they managed to launch as many as they did.
wLKkY TIL Bees can recognize and remember human faces and they use the same technique humans do called configural processing, piecing together components of a face to form a recognizable pattern. They can also remember the faces they have seen from different view points.
PK7O TIL Landmines planted on the coasts during the Falklands War accidentally created penguin sanctuaries. The penguins are too light to detonate the mines, so they live and breed safely. The sanctuaries are so popular and profitable that there are efforts to prevent removal of the mines.
N94Q TIL that in 1978, a man was shot clean through the face by a particle beam and is still alive today.
REKl TIL that usted in Spanish comes from the phrase “vuestra Merced” which means “your lordship” explaining why it’s grouped with el/ella grammatically. Your Majesty is often used with third person verb forms, such as “Is your Majesty comfortable?”