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TIL After Ford left the White House in 1977, he privately justified his pardon of Nixon by carrying in his wallet a portion of the text of Burdick v. United States, a Supreme Court decision which states that a pardon carries an imputation of guilt and that acceptance carries a confession of guilt.

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OoMjR TIL of The Shell Grotto, a mysterious underground chamber discovered in a back garden in the South East of England during the Victorian era. Buried a few feet underground, it was excavated and found to contain myriad religious symbols from around the world. It’s origins remain a mystery.
4XKVw TIL that MORE strength and muscle mass makes you live longer and healthier, especially strength. Athletes live on average 4 to 8 years longer than the general population.
69da8 TIL Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor cleared 6 feet when he was 14. He cleared 7 feet when he was 16, and is the only human in history to jump 8 feet. His best jump of 8 feet 1/4 inch (2.45 m) has been the world record since 1993.
bDl9 TIL that the inventor of medical anesthasia became addicted to inhaling chloroform and slowly became deranged, eventually throwing acid on prostitutes clothes and later killing himself with his shaving kit.
bbBp TIL that in Finland, speeding ticket prices are calculated on the percentage of an individual’s income. This results in millionaires facing exorbitant fees. One such case occurred in 2002 when a Nokia executive was fined $103,000 for going 45mph in a 30mph zone on his motorbike.