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TIL the largest murder case conducted in human history was first-chaired by a rookie who'd never been in court before - and he won. His name is Benjamin Ferencz and he is still going strong at 101 years old.

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N7Lre TIL that Peter Glasser was granted a patent in 1973 for converting solar energy to electricity in outer space and beaming them back to earth as microwave energy using a large antenna (up to one square km).
R5nk1 TIL that South Africa is the only country in the world to have both polygamy and same sex marriage legally recognised
6WVX TIL that China kidnapped a 6 year old boy after he was named second highest Tibetan Lama. His whereabouts are still unknown
KOdQR TIL the oldest naval ship still in commission is HMS Victory. She was launched in 1765.
wndP TIL the Boeing factory in Seattle is so massive that rain clouds began to form inside the facility until a state-of-the-art air circulation system was installed