TIL Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott was annoyed after her team swept the Oakland Athletics in 4 games in the 1990 World Series because it denied her revenue from a Game 5. She refused to pay for any post-game celebration for the team and the Reds celebrated on their own with hamburgers. [source, comments]
TIL in 2014, a toddler died after his dad accidentally left him in a hot car for 7 hours. A jury sentenced him to life without parole because he was having an affair that day, making them believe he left his son to die to start a new life. A surpreme court overturned the 'unfair' conviction in 2022. [source, comments]