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TiL Chinese courts convict more than 99.9% of defendants.

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6Eow7 TIL that the last president to send their children to the DC public school system was Jimmy Carter.
WkX9N TIL Charles Lindbergh was a noted Anti-Semite who was a spokesman for the America First committee and who resigned his commission from the Air Force after FDR spoke against him. After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, he tried to rejoin the Air Force but was banned per Roosevelt's orders.
KOx4w TIL that the A and B rings of Saturn (the most visually prominent rings) are hundreds of thousands of kilometers wide, but only 5-15 and 10-30 meters thick, respectively.
wL5BE TIL that Because of Evolution Through Artificial Selection, the Wild Mustard Seed has Yielded us Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, and a few Other Foods
QJyNE TIL Janet Jagen is the first American woman to be become president of a country. She was born in Chicago, moved to Guyana, and was elected president there.