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TIL There is a judge in Ohio who has sentenced people to spend a night in the woods alone( animal abandonment), be homeless for 24hrs( stealing a Salvation Army kettle), and stay silent or listen to classical music for a day( noise complaints).

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mngP TIL that the saying, “blood is thicker than water” does not refer to family ties being more important than friendships. Instead it refers to the bond that soldiers made on the battlefield being stronger than any family relationships.
oRpkY TIL that US Navy sailors in World War II drank torpedo juice, a blend of 180-proof grain alcohol fuel from a torpedo and pineapple juice. Despite the Navy's attempts to render the alcohol undrinkable, sailors still found ways around this to varying degrees of effectiveness.
699lX TIL that Potatoes had 'Fruits' - and they are highly poisonous
WkmwL TIL that there was a pro-Hitler/Nazi Jewish organization led by Max Naumann. Once Hitler took power the organization was broken up & members, including Naumann, were sent to concentration camps.
vOQx TIL that in 1961 at Jackass Flats, Nevada, the United States successfully tested a nuclear aircraft engine that would hug the terrain at mach 3. During its flight to the target, the proposed unmanned bomber would have deafened, flattened, and irradiated our allies. The project was cancelled in 1964.