TIL that Operation DoubleCross was so successful for the British during WW2 that every spy the Nazis sent to Britain was successfully turned into a double agent.
TIL Louisiana is the prison capital of the world - 1 out of every 86 adults is behind bars, which is the highest rate in the US and twice the national rate
TIL the Mexican cartels created a private cell phone network with over 160 antennas, 150 repeaters and thousands of miles of coverage.
TIL that a muslim man who was shot in the days after 9/11 then forgave his attacker and fought to save the man from the death penalty. He lost that fight.