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TIL a chatbot lawyer that helped overturn more than 170K unlawful parking tickets is now providing free legal advice to homeless people.

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6ybW TIL that James Earl Jones declined to have his name appear on the credits of both Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), claiming that he felt his contribution wasn’t significant enough to warrant a credit.
LQrOQ TIL 'previous translations (of Mein Kamf) had corrected the language, giving the false impression that Hitler was a "cultured man" with "coherent and grammatically correct reasoning"'
x66n7 TIL each standard issue M67 Hand grenade on average cost about $45 to manufacture in 2021.
j6GZn TIL studies show that experiencing Déjà vu is more likely to occur in individuals with more education, travel experience, and liberal attitudes. It also greatly diminishes as a person ages.
Oodwa TIL that Smokey Bear's name was inspired by "Smokey" Joe Martin, a New York firefighter who suffered burns and blindness during a 1922 rescue. Also, the symbol of the U.S. Forest Service is actually just "Smokey Bear," not "Smoke the Bear." The "the" was added to help the rhythm of a 1952 song.