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TIL of "The Twinkie Defense" in the trial of Dan White, who shot Harvey Milk.The Defense claimed that White had suffered "diminished capacity" as a result of depression, a symptom from a change in diet to junk food. White was convicted of "Voluntary Manslaughter" rather than "First-Degree Murder"

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gY1A TIL That in 1860 an Anglo-French expedition force burned and sacked the Old Summer Palace in China, it covered an area of 3.5 square kilometres (860 acres), almost five times the size of the Forbidden City grounds and eight times the size of the Vatican City.
8eAAb TIL the Steamboat Bertrand, which sank in 1865, while carrying cargo up the Missouri River to Montana Territory. It was rediscovered in 1968 with half of its cargo being recovered. The cargo makes up the largest intact collection of Civil War-era artifacts in the United States.
14md TIL that between 1992-1996, members of the Norwegian Black Metal scene began a string of arson, burning at least 50 churches as a symbolic retaliation against Christianity in Norway.
m1llv TIL About the "Disney Dollar", A currency created by the Disney Company for use within their various theme parks and hotels. While you can still redeem them today, the official printing ended in 2016 after use for nearly 30 years. The values were 1-1 with standard US Dollars.
Brxb TIL: This little blue berry is the shiniest living organism on Earth