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loPrB TIL Abraham Lincoln authorized the creation of the Secret Service whose original purpose was to investigate counterfeit money which accounted for almost half of all US currency. He was shot the same day.
bxdZ TIL that on the day Skyrim was released, a family named their kid Dovahkiin. In responds, Bethesda has given the family a lifetime supply of free games and merchandise from Bethesda
rmKy TIL the existence of MI6, the agency with which James Bond works, wasn’t officially acknowledged by the British government until 1994
XEpBE TIL that Matt Leblanc, before he was cast in Friends, was told by a photographer to go to a dentist and file a tooth as it was longer. Matt couldn't afford $80 for the dentist as he only had $11 left to his name, so he bought 3 packs of emery boards (Nail files) and filed the tooth himself.
O1MY TIL Jurors can legally return a ‘not guilty’ verdict if they believe the law is unjust regardless of whether or not the defendant actually committed the crime through a process called 'jury nullification’ but judges rarely inform juries of this power.