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TIL That Sony sued itself in 2000

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JZok TIL female pigs were used to hunt truffles as they are attracted to their smell, which resembles that of a male pig’s sex hormones. The use of pigs to hunt truffle was banned in Italy in 1985 as they tend to damage the truffles while hunting.
X0VnQ TIL that if you use the bagel function on a toaster, the halves should be facing outwards, because only the outer heating elements are on.
wKVJ TIL the word “lunatic” originally referred to someone who would become periodically insane with the changes of the moon - it literally means “moon-sick”
KZ6G TIL the town of Singapore, Michigan, was eroded into ruins and covered in sand after the area was deforested for lumber to rebuild Chicago following the great fire of 1871
e0Pg TIL there is a Son of Sam law designed to keep criminals from profiting from the publicity of their crimes, and first used against the serial killer David Berkowitz