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TIL in New Orleans, public defenders are handling the equivalent of almost 19,000 cases per year per attorney, which literally limits them to 7 minutes per case.

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7jPb TIL Mila Kunis’ mom made her work at Rite Aid scooping ice cream even after she became famous while working on That 70’s Show.
K9M4 TIL you only need 39 digits of pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe to within a hydrogen atom
7rpMx TIL Jurors at a double-murder trial in 1994 used an Ouija board to contact the victims spirits - who told them the man was guilty. The conviction was later quashed for a re-trial.
jN15a TIL the German word “treppenwitz” refers to the feeling one gets when they think of a witty comeback or remark long after the moment has passed.
16llO TIL The proposal for reconstructing Haiti's National Palace includes a grand boulevard, a large pyramid honoring earthquake victims and a replica of the old palace structure