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TIL that a Portland dairy was forced to pay staff over $10 million in back pay because of a missing Oxford comma in the state overtime laws.

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4XGZR TIL that Beverly Hills, California is named after Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, which was named after the town Beverley in Yorkshire England, which came from the name "Beverlac" in the 10th century, meaning "beaver lake," because of all the beavers in the nearby river.
78olM TIL the "Adoption" episode of "You Can't Do That On Television" (which is the TV show that introduced green slime on Nickelodeon) was so controversial that it was banned in the U.S. The co-creator of the show later stated that the writers were unaware of the sensitive nature of the subject.
v1Avr TIL of Francis Crowley, whose crime spree lasted nearly three months, ending in a two-hour shootout. In prison he was known to stuff his uniform down the toilet, set fire to his bed, and craft homemade weapons. He was executed in the electric chair, at the age of 19.
yggl TIL that in ‘The Godfather’, McCluskey’s shooting was done by building a fake forehead on top of actor Sterling Hayden. A gap was cut in the middle, filled with fake blood, and was bunged up with prosthetic flesh. The plug was yanked out with fishing line, making a hole suddenly appear.
loROB Til the Iranian blizzard of 1972 was the deadliest blizzard in history. It dropped up to 26 feet of snow and killed over 4,000 people. Those few who survived the -13 degree Fahrenheit temperatures were without water, food, heat and medical aid for days