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TIL judges are less and less likely to grant parole to prisoners later in the day because of decision fatigue, best time is right after lunch break.

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yBNX TIL U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan were instructed to ignore child sexual abuse being carried out by Afghan security forces. One Captain was relieved of his command after beating up a child rapist.
g1d8 TIL the phrase ‘bitten by a Winchester goose’ was a common euphemism for syphilis in the 16th century and prostitutes of South London were nicknamed 'Winchester Geese’. I learned this while reading about goose bumps.
7rExr TIL about Le Gentil. In 1760, went to India to see transit of Venus. He missed it, so he waited there for 8 years until the next one. When he returned, he learned that he had been declared dead: His estate had been divided up, his wife had remarried, and his position at the academy was given away.
4XQ46 TIL that pastors don't always come up with their own sermons and there are sites online where they can use and even purchase other previously used sermons.
M7b7 TIL on October 12, 1960, during a live, televised debate, a Japanese politician was stabbed to death by a 17yo right-wing assassin. The entire incident was broadcast nation wide.