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TIL Three men each won $19,100 in a lawsuit after being denied waiter jobs at Hooters.

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XEPeX TIL Oscar Wilde was a wildly popular Irish writer in the late 1800's. A rival hired a detective to catch him in "acts of sodomy and gross indecency". He served 2 years hard labor in prison for his "crimes". He suffered terribly and almost starved to death. He died at age 46.
NXrB1 TIL Abu Dhabi owns all of Chicago's 36,000+ parking meters until at least 2083
GWm5 TIL A middle schooler’s award winning science project demonstrated that fast food ice is dirtier than toilet water
eMv6 TIL that the only Japanese passenger on the RMS Titanic‍ ‘​s disastrous maiden voyage survived the ship’s sinking, but found himself condemned and ostracised by the Japanese public, press and government for his decision to save himself rather than go down with the ship.
KOwMR TIL: The Centennial Light is the world's longest-lasting light bulb, burning since 1901. ] It is often cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in later-produced light bulbs.