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TIL Three men were arrested by NYPD for possession of Jolly Ranchers. The men successfully sued the NYPD for $33,000.

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9w0MD TIL that in the last four years 800,000 Americans have moved to Mexico, creating a migrant crisis in Mexico City so bad that many Mexican citizens can't afford rent anymore.
BAvW TIL that sheriffs in Alabama are given, from the state, $1.75 a day for each inmate for food. Some sheriffs spend less than that and get to pocket the leftover cash.
ep75J TIL Matthias Erzberger, the man who signed the armistice ending World War I on behalf of Germany, was assassinated by Far-Right radicals. The killers escaped to Hungary and were prosecuted only World War 2, while the mastermind later became a Nazi politician
Rp5l TIL Israel admitted to administering immigrating Ethiopian women with a “long-acting” contraception without their knowledge; with the ironic goal of keeping Israel “pure”.
N6N8 TIL a local NYC News Station’s investigation revealed that over 1,500 families with 6-figure incomes lived in subsidized New York City Housing Authority apartments, including one household that pulled in nearly $500K/year plus income from property holdings