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TIL that the actor who played Crabbe in the Harry Potter franchise was sentenced to 2 years in prison for his participation in the 2011 England riots.

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VMExZ TIL Joseph Pilates was a German working in England when WW1 broke out. While interned in a prison camp he developed a method of exercise prisoners could perform in confined space using just their own body weight. It worked well and was a hit, and he eventually moved to the US in 1926.
rNL80 TIL Bride Price (dowry) was paid if a man slept with a virgin woman and for her to be his bride, is still practiced today in Asia, Europe and some parts of Africa.
vwv4 TIL in 2007 a car burglar in Florida was running from the cops after being spotted doing his crime. In the escape he jumped into a retention pond to evade the cops. However, he was then eaten by a 9 foot crocodile.
JKP1 TIL that crows are amongst the most intelligent of birds, and are even capable of imitating human speech.
5YQJR TIL wine contains minute amounts of super heavy water that can be used to determine the age of vintage wines.