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TIL Scottish Law distinguishes between a “Not guilty” verdict and a “Not proven” verdict.

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95bQ TIL that the audio levels on Rage Against the Machine’s debut album are considered perfect by many audiophiles, and the song ‘Take the Power Back’ is often used to test amps and speakers.
w6EW TIL that the Apollo astronauts were denied life insurance. So before each mission, they would autograph hundreds of pictures that their families could sell in case they died.
bLxp TIL While governor of Chukotka from 2000-2008, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich spent over US$1.3 billion of his own money on the region.
E1Mm0 TIL that in most states in America, employers are are not federally required to provide meal breaks of rest breaks to employees
JYO0Q TIL inmate executions take so long that nearly a quarter of inmates on death row in the U.S. die of natural causes while awaiting execution.