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TIL that in four states, including California, you can take the bar exam and practice law without ever going to law school. It’s called “reading law”.

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d8Y8r TIL about Manoj Bhargava, the creator of 5 hour energy, who in 2015 pledged to use 99% of his wealth (estimated to be 4 billion USD as of 2019), in aid of philanthropic causes.
R7pp7 TIL that in the 1880s and 1890s, 'dude’ was another word for ‘dandy’. In 1888 New York socialite and Chow dog enthusiast Evander Berry Wall (1861-1940), dubbed King of the Dudes, won a 'Battle of the Dudes' twice. He owned 5000 neckties and once changed clothes 40 times between breakfast and dinner.
yVK4V TIL in 1964, ABC premiered "A Carol for Another Christmas," a made-for-TV movie written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The film is both a retelling of the classic tale and a call for cooperation between nations.
o8mW TIL that Mel Blanc voiced all of the characters of Looney Tunes except for one–Elmer Fudd–though he eventually voiced that character, too
loPn7 TIL that Nestlé declined an offer to watch his film about the exploitation of African kids to harvest chocolate, the director Miki Mistrati set up a viewing next to their headquarters and played it there.