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TIL that in the moment leading up to the verdict announcement of the O.J. Simpson murder case, trading volume on the NYSE decreased by 41%, water usage decreased as people avoided using bathrooms, and so much work stopped that the verdict cost an estimated $480 million in lost productivity.

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