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TIL The conviction rate of Palestinians in Israeli military courts is 99.74%. Of the 9,542 cases, only 25 were fully acquitted (2011, source: Haaretz, Israeli newspaper).

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kO4Ve TIL that survivors of the Las Vegas shootings received death threats from conspiracy theorists
KYY7a TIL The De Lorean's iconic design actually started with the Hyundai Pony Coupe, which wasn't brought to market due to lack of: a proper engine, general market awareness and acceptance. Giugiaro continued to refine the design and eventually sold the new version to De Lorean.
5wrr TIL Mozart composed the overture to his opera “Don Giovanni” the morning of the premiere
ANlda TIL that model Evelyn Nesbit became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and infamous architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her at the age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden II in the year 1906.
65Q8 TIL there is a museum in North Korea dedicated to remembering a mass murder of communist sympathizers during the Korean War