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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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dJvE TIL That although nuclear power accounts for nearly 20% of the United States’ energy consumption, only 5 deaths since 1962 can be attributed to it.
WkV1L TIL The Mexican Drug War is considered to be one of the largest currently ongoing armed conflicts based on number of recent fatalities.
VB4lB TIL of Caroline Crossey, who was the first trans woman to appear in a James Bond a film (in 1981) and the first trans woman to pose for Playboy (in 1991)
M76yK TIL Japanese Unit 731 did human experimentation on Chinese victims
KOyDQ TIL that in ancient Rome, giving fellatio was seen as a disgusting, shameful act, while receiving it wasn't. So sometimes petty crimes were solved by punishing the criminal through forcing him/her to perform fellatio on the victim of the crime, instead of taking the case to court.