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TIL during OJ Simpson’s verdict announcement trading on the New York Stock Exchange dropped 41% and that so much work stopped across the world to watch, an estimated $480 million was lost in productivity.

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x7mb TIL it is illegal in the state of Texas to own more than six dildos
PY04g TIL (Matthew 6:6) Jesus told not to stand on street corners and in churches and pray, because only hypocrites do that to get attention.
XEv7R TIL - NASA's Mars team used the term milli-pirate-ninjas to indicate watt hours generated per sol, as an homage to Watney's invention in The Martian.
0dJA1 TIL a coroner's report ruled that heat contributed to an Arizona woman's death in 2018 after her power was shut off on a 107°F day because of a past due amount of $51. Her family reached an undisclosed agreement with the utility company the next year.
LkrQm TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes novels, was a first-class cricketer. He played 10 games for the MCC between 1900 and 1907, achieving a high score of 43 and taking one wicket. Also, the address 221B Baker street, is just down the road from Cricket's heaven, The Lord's.