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TIL it's not just on the books, juries have actually let murderers walk free when they felt it was justified, ex: Talaat Pasha's assasination

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JOeV TIL In June 1974, while President Nixon was on his way to a scheduled stop in Syria, Syrian fighter jets intercepted Air Force One to act as escorts. However, the Air Force One crew was not informed in advance and, as a result, took evasive action including a dive.
ZpwMo TIL that after releasing two albums that flopped, Neil Young was sued by his label, Geffen Records, for releasing music with so little commercial appeal that it was "unrepresentative" of himself. After the lawsuit, he released two more albums on the same label, leading to lowest sales in his career.
1a6XW TIL the United States Treasury used to print 5 denominations of money larger than $100. They were used mostly as government transactions, and were all discontinued in 1969. It is illegal to be in posession of a $100,000 bill, a Gold Certificate, due to Executive Order 6102.
dD6Qr TIL Michael Jordan missed 12345 shots in his NBA career
neMEr TIL Wild turkeys see in color and have an excellent daytime vision that is three times better than a human's eyesight and covers 270 degrees.