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TIL that British Lawyers and Judges still regularly wear wigs in court.

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0d6oL TIL that death row inmate Lawrence Brewer ordered a triple bacon cheeseburger, meat-lover’s pizza, three fajitas, Blue Bell ice cream, and peanut butter fudge among other items and refused to eat any of it, prompting Texas Senator John Whitmire to banish all “special meal” requests in the state.
OGa46 TIL that Robert Downey Jr. got a nomination at the Academy Awards for his role in Tropic Thunder
kRL7 TIL Fabric softeners work by coating the fibres of your clothes in a layer of fat.
R7mnw TIL Wayne Brady (of Whose Line Is It, Anyway? fame) appeared in a segment on Sesame Street to sing a song about “between”
wonD7 TIL a 20-yr-old man died 10 hrs after eating unrefrigerated, 5-day-old spaghetti with tomato sauce that he had reheated at school. His autopsy highlighted the importance of refrigerating food: the warmer temp allowed bacteria in the pasta to grow & produce a toxin that contributed to his death.