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TIL many defense lawyers make their clients wear glasses, because it makes them look smarter, more honest and less capable of committing crimes.

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QWoM TIL that Snoop Lion has created a community gardening project called “Mind Gardens” to provide fruits and vegetables to children worldwide.
rN1PM TIL King Orodes of Parthia abdicated in favour of his son Phraates IV, who consolidated his reign by promptly murdering his father and thirty of his brothers.
9YaB7 TIL: China’s ongoing toilet revolution aims to replace open-pit latrines with safe, sanitary toilets and septic systems, to reduce the spread of parasites and diseases, and improve waste treatment.
9BJr TIL a man was wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison even though two lawyers received a confession from their client but couldn’t say anything because of attorney-client privilege prevented them from implicating their client.
VBAl4 TIL that in 2019, 3 people who had accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct died by suicide, a traffic accident, and an undisclosed cause of death (Reposted to fit rules, no opinions or editorializing)