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TIL That one of the outtakes from an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm exonerated a man charged with first degree murder, who claimed he was at an LA Dodgers game. During the filming of the episode "The Carpool Lane", he was caught on video in the crowd, thereby confirming his alibi.

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LQ5oZ TIL Enid Blyton had many affairs, including a lesbian one with the children's nanny. When her husband found out, fearing for her public image she insisted he publicly admit adultery or be denied contact with his children. Afterwards she reneged, denying contact and blacklisted him in publishing.
J1Gmj TIL that the Parting of the Red Sea scene in Dreamwork’s The Prince of Egypt took 3 years to complete & was animated by 12 individuals using a mix of traditional animation & computer generated imagery.
kWw7 TIL in Idaho, at least 12 children of faith healers have died as a result of medically-preventable conditions since 2011 but as of November 2014 no charges have been filed. Idaho’s religious exemption law describes prayer as a spiritual “treatment” that can act as a legal substitute for medical care
RZ9l TIL After Hurricane Sandy, American Red Cross responded to NY Attorney General’s public request for information by hiring lawyers and arguing that some information about the response was a “trade secret” and “competitive harm” from competitors mimicking their model
vxmR TIL that mandatory right-hand traffic was introduced in Europe by Napoleon with the aim of deterring swordfighting on horseback, and because the traditional left-hand traffic was seen as aristocratic. Since he never conquered Britain, left-hand driving would remain there.