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TIL that a 28-hour killing spree was stopped by Joseph Lozito. After the killer's arrest, the police left Lozito in the subway to bleed. Lozito later sued the police and took it to Supreme Court which both ruled that the police had no duty to protect its citizens.

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Lkyk9 TIL that there is a 25 foot replica Statue of Liberty in the river outside of Harrisburg, PA. It was erected as a prank in 1986, and was originally made of Venetian blinds and plywood. A local lawyer admitted his role in the prank 25 years later, “well after the statute of limitations had expired.”
YpQ77 TIL of Louis IX, the only canonized French king and namesake of St. Louis. He ruled during the 13th c. and is most remembered for justice reform, like presumed innocence, bailiffs, and appeals. He began a golden age for France in Medieval Europe and he arbitrated many disputes between other kings.
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Z81vD TIL The DEA raided Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate in 1987. It removed the poppy plants that had been planted continually there since Jefferson was alive and using opium from them.
Zv7R TIL North Korea holds elections every 5 years in which the ballots list only one candidate and the turnout is 100%.