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TIL about the eggshell skull doctrine, that states a person is responsible for the damage caused by their otherwise reproachable actions regardless of the victim's underlying condition.

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BVpK TIL that while bored during his work with the Manhattan Project Richard Feynman would amuse himself by picking the locks of his colleges confidential file cabinets and placing prank notes, his colleges believed a spy had infiltrated the project.
M70AW TIL that Joseph Guillemot, a victim of an accident that left his right lung permanently damaged by mustard gas during World War I with his heart located on the right-hand side of his chest went on to win the 5000m at the 1920 Summer Olympics
nWngY TIL There was a 55,000-person Yugioh riot in 1999 over special-edition cards, with riot police called on the kids at the Tokyo Dome
Nw01 TIL in Japan it is illegal to dance after midnight. Nightclubs are routinely raided by the police, and undercover agents go in and check if people are dancing.
e0mwk TIL A Japanese cat burglar was unmasked as a 74-year-old pensioner after 9 years’ worth of heists. Mitsuaki Tanigawa stole more than 29 million yen (£194,000) during his spree. When captured, he said: "I am defeated."