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TIL one of the most common modern forms of torture is mock execution

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VQv0 TIL Hugh Hefner’s graduate paper at Northwestern University was titled “Sex Behavior and the U.S. Law” , where he concluded that almost every American would be in jail if all the laws against various sex acts were enforced
9w5V6 TIL the alligator from Happy Gilmore is alive and thriving in Colorado
OopVg TIl the US strategic petroleum reserves are stored in underground caverns carved out of salt. Salt does not react with the oil and is self-healing. The plastic behavior of salt will cause it to naturally close fractures or gaps and prevent any leakage.
9YeWm TIL about the Freedom Summer Murders, where 3 Civil Rights workers were abducted and killed by local law enforcement. Despite sufficient evidence, the state of Mississippi refused to prosecute the perpetrators, and some were only convicted of Civil Rights violations and served little time in prison
QRQk TIL In 1996, the BBC applied to register the TARDIS as a trademark and were challenged by the Metropolitan Police. The courts found no evidence that any police force had ever registered the image as a trademark. The courts ruled in BBCs favour.