› added 3 years ago

200

TIL TV stations used to shut down for the night

Read more blogto.com

via reddit.com

rNBxM TIL In some states where public defenders are underfunded, people wait in jail for months because the PD needs more time to prepare. For example in Missouri, prosecutors barely move while PDs who are on their feet all day make $12k less.
OGB9a TIL talcum powder is made from a material which is often mined from locations with deposits of asbestos
eAxb TIL Hunter S. Thompson almost killed Bill Murray by tying him to a chair and throwing him into a pool. They were arguing about who could “out Houdini” whom
najd TIL A study by Harvard University reports that men with waist sizes of 43 inches or more are 50 percent more likely to suffer from prostate enlargement than men of normal weight.
QJyv9 TIL That in order to circumvent a ban on shorts, Swedish male train drivers have started wearing skirts to work.