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TIL the first crime involving a Glory Hole was in 1707, which involved the extortion of a man known in the documents only as Mr Guillam

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M7GgB TIL that captured U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was the last prisoner at the infamous KGB prison Lubyanka. Powers was tried and convicted by the Soviet authorities and was later traded for captured Soviet spy Col. Vilyam Fisher (a.k.a. Rudolf Abel).
WkWJN TIL Chuck Yeager enlisted as private, was an aircraft mechanic before becoming a pilot, got shot down over France but escaped, had 11.5 aerial victories, broke the sound barrier and multiple speed records as a test pilot, and retired from the US Air Force after 34 years as a brigadier general.
eZvn TIL the oldest known socks were intended to be worn with sandals
b9w14 TIL That during the 17th and 18th centuries that for queens and couturiers alike, showing your breasts was a fashion statement, whereas showing your ankles or knees was considered faux pas.
womP TIL that the man who created the 5 Hour Energy drink, Manoj Bhargava, is worth 1.5 billion dollars.