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TIL, that Indian wire & cable manufacturer company RR Kabel Ltd's Kabel word is actually a german for cable. I thought Kabel is stylized word of Cable. This company was established in 1995.

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vPLyr TIL of Ken McElroy, who was shot dead in front of up to 46 witnesses, but nobody was able to be convinced to take the stand due to his reputation and behaviour. The killer has never been prosecuted.
wpNP TIL that Nevada’s minimum sentence for lewdness with a minor under 14 is life in prison w/ opportunity for parole. A woman in 2009 put a boy’s hand on her clothed chest and was sentenced to life in prison.
E1aBo TIL Jeff Bridges wears the same t-shirt in 3 different movies, Cold feet, The fisher King, and The big Lebowski. The shirt is a pic of Japanese Professional Baseball Player, Kaoru Betto, who was the recipient of the first Pacific League MVP.
dGJr TIL of Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, a Gurkha soldier who single-handedly held his post against dozens of oncoming Taliban; after firing 250 machine gun rounds, 180 SA80 rounds, throwing 12 grenades and one claymore mine, 30 Taliban lay dead around him.
mxOvR TIL It is standard in Japan to put cash on the counter rather than hand it to the person directly. Sometimes there is even a little tray you put your cash on and then the cashier takes the little tray.