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TIL that jurors can find a defendant “not guilty” regardless of evidence if they believe the law broken is unjust.

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vPer7 TIL in 1984 Leonard Bernstein once conducted the Vienna Philharmonic without the need of a baton or even his hands and instead only used his brow & facial expressions to communicate to the orchestra all the information they needed.
lbxG TIL actor Wallace Shawn, while playing Vizzini (“Inconceivable!”) in The Pricess Bride, didn’t understand the movie’s sense of humor. Director Rob Reiner gave him line readings, and he merely imitated them.
nWdno TIL that in the United Kingdoms Parliament, there is a box of snuff (smokeless tobacco) that's been around since the 1600s, it is free for government officials to use, but the last time it was used was 1989. It is still kept to this day
1aB5P TIL There was a period in the 17th Century called the Little Ice Age in which the Earth cooled causing severe winters for 70 years
7rlvX TIL Hawaii is not part of any continent.