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TIL a defense lawyer sat a random person at the defendant’s table. When the prosecution’s only witness, a police officer, was asked to point to the defendant in the room, the cop pointed to the man at the defense table. The real client was declared not guilty; the defense lawyer was held in contempt

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GAk6Q TIL: The US Presidency was technically vacant for 24 hours on March 4-5, 1849
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