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TIL that if a consumer goes to court when sued by a debt collector and demands to see the evidence of their debt, the case is likely to be dropped (listen to the Prologue, can start at about 6:00 in)

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VVkZ TIL that moray eels has a 2nd set of jaws that hides in the throat, but comes forward to grap and transport its prey from their mouth to the stomach, like the creature from the Alien movies
6EBjX TIL that in addition to Deepwater Horizon, BP was also responsible for the infamous Texas Refinery explosion that killed 15 and injured 180. Both were a result of budget cuts to safety and training.
bX7p TIL In 2010, the US Congress passed a bill that allows those that file for bankruptcy to exempt their guns from their estate. Meaning if you go bankrupt, they can take everything you own, except your guns.
xVgAw TIL of Catharism, a Medieval Christian movement in which the New Testament God was the 'good' god and the Old Testament God was the 'evil' god, aka Satan. They were heavily persecuted and were the recipients of a crusade
rEPM TIL In 2 episodes of the first season of The Simpsons, Lou the cop, was colored yellow. It wasn’t till Season 2 that they kept him black.