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TIL the I-710 freeway in Los Angeles was never finished because of opposition by residents in South Pasadena

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40Ng TIL the jury selection process for the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting lasted three months and summonsed 9,000 candidates, making it the largest jury summons in U.S. history.
JYNMj TIL Beer cans used to be 40% thicker and way stronger, which is why we see people crushing beer cans as a display of strength in older movies
vM7R TIL in India, 200 women came to a court in Nagpur armed with knives and chilli powder and murdered on the court floor a serial rapist – Akku Yadav. Then every woman claimed responsibility for the murder.
QJG46 TIL the Luchador antagonist in Jack Black's movie Nacho Libre, Ramses, was a real luchador known as Silver King, and that he died from a heart attack in the middle of a wrestling match earlier this year.
YWld TIL Anderson Cooper spent two summers as an intern at the CIA