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TIL Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was “Moon”

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4XVdg TIL The guy that played Random Task in Austin Powers is serving life in prison for Torture.
oRx1o TIL In 1973, an unknown man strapped with explosives attempted to rob a bank in Kenora, Ontario. A police bullet accidentally hit the dynamite and exploded the man. He remains unknown to this day.
g4aW TIL Emma Morano is the last person alive from the 1800s at 117 years old
D1EdP TIL 19 Dutch prisons closed in 2013 due to lack of criminals. In 2016, Dutch prisons imported 240 prisoners from Norway just to keep their facilities full. Low incarceration is related to relaxed drug laws, rehabilitation over punishment, and ankle monitors which allow for re-entry into jobs.
8G8L TIL that the “pause symbol” on your remote control is derived from the musical notation called a “Caesura,” which calls for a complete pause in a composition