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TIL that the Hammurabi Code of the Babylonians punished with death the sale of watered down beer.

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ADJMn TIL Hinduism deity called 'Ila' is an androgyne deity which is known for their sex changes. As a man, he is known as Sudyumna and as a woman, is called Ilā.
E16x7 TIL that the Baliff on Judge Judy makes $1 million per year
VBBGp TIL in 2012 a woman high on crystal meth set fire to a Swamp Cyprus tree estimated to be 3,500 years old. The tree, nicknamed The Senator, formed part of a public park where people could admire the living treasure. It did not survive the fire.
VMRx0 TIL in 2013 a local tv station anchor read the names of 4 pilots involved in a crash landing for Asiana Flight 214 into SFO from a telepromptor as Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk, and Bang Ding Ow, without realizing the names were obvious trolling. Four members of the station lost their jobs.
awkW9 TIL A beggar was caught outside a mosque in Kuwait telling worshipers that he badly needed cash and that he had no home. Since it is illegal, he was arrested and police discovered he had over 500,000 Kuwaiti Dinars in his bank account (US$1,650,000)