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TIL North Carolina was paid $80 million by other states to build a waste treatment plant, did nothing, was sued in the Supreme Court—and won

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0dN51 TIL The Moon recedes away from Earth at roughly the same speed as fingernail growth (3.78cm/year)
4Z1X TIL in 2007 the deputy mayor of Delhi, India was killed by a pack of monkeys.
j50Q TIL Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been reduced significantly since parents have been putting babies to sleep on their backs only.
KYVMG TIL about the term “desk murderer,” a term used to describe people who plan and organize killings without personally taking part in murder.
axpJ TIL that in 1990, Chuck Berry was sued by 59 women because - at his Missouri restaurant, “The Southern Air” - he had had hidden cameras installed in the ladies’ room. Even though one female was a minor, he managed to avoid sexual abuse charges, and paid out a settlement of $1.2million.