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TIL that a death row inmate Troy Leon Gregg escaped prison just to be beaten to death in a bar fight the same night

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R7JBQ TIL that the giant prickly thistle "Miss Willmott's Ghost" gets its name because eccentric horticulturist Ellen Willmott would secretly plant its seeds in friends' gardens. She also employed a hundred male gardeners, and carried a revolver in her handbag.
DQ7kV TIL Siskel and Ebert reviewed Debbie Does Dallas
awMXJ TIL one of the shortest scheduled passenger flights in the world is from Westray to Papa Westray in the Scotland. Flights are scheduled for one and a half minutes, and actual flying time is closer to one minute.
mLBM TIL in 1984, British comedian Tommy Cooper had a heart attack and died on live television. The audience all assumed it was part of his act and laughed/applauded during his final moments.
p8Zw8 TIL that Princess Diana wouldn't wear Chanel after her divorce as the double CC logo reminded her of Camilla and Charles