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TIL of a court case where a burglar sued the owner of an uno㏄upied house for sett㏌g a shotgun booby trap to fire on someones feet as they are open㏌g the door.After the owner lost the court case he was asked what he would have done differently; he responded," I’d have aimed that gun a few feet higher"

YOO7 TIL Switzerland and Finland have proportional fines. [Millionaire gets $300,000 speeding ticket]
awMyy TIL that North Korea and Cuba are the only places you can't buy Coca-Cola.
OGEj6 TIL the US's primary defense against ICBMs has a success rate of just over 50%
Bgvbe TIL the paving rocks of the Champs Élisées come from Saudi Arabia
WkdQN TIL George Washington quarantined his troops during a smallpox outbreak, and several of his retreats can be attributed to his desire to avoid smallpox