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TIL judges will almost never instruct the jury that they are free to disregard the law; but if the jury disregards the law on its own initiative, then the verdict stands.

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LQxJm TIL that West Virginia is the most depressed state in America, with 29% of adults afflicted, and Hawaii is the least depressed state, with 11.4% of adults afflicted.
5VAvR TIL Fish Eggs Survive Digestion by Ducks, Leading to New Fish Populations in Remote Waters
G875 TIL that the term “Pull out all the stops” refers to an Organ - you pull out stops to change the sound of the organ. Pulling out all the stops makes an amazing sound.
lyK7 TIL the TV show “The Amazing World of Gumball” had a Chinese ripoff called “Miracle Star”. Gumball recently aired an episode calling out and attacking its Chinese ripoff.
v1rlj TIL that the gravity at the International Space Station is approximately 90% as strong as on Earth. The reason why things and people float is that they are constantly falling down, the same way people in an elevator would float if it was falling too fast.