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TIL that during the salem witch trials, none of the people who actually confessed of being a witch were executed. All 19 who WERE executed of being a witch refused to confess.

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yVJe8 TIL during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, almost 67% of online abuse was found to come from North and Central America, with the main target being USA Players
yv8a TIL that he head of MGM referred to Judy Garland as his “little hunchback,” and forced her to wear caps on her teeth and rubber disks in her nose. She was given amphetamines and barbituates as a child actress. This lead to the lifelong self-esteem and drug problems that later killed her.
N7wle TIL that Simon Baron-Cohen, a well-known and influential scientist in the field of autism, and the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen are cousins
N7nLQ TIL: a 'State of Emergency ' in Tasmania allows authorized officers to dispose of human remains in the manner that the authorized officer considers appropriate despite any law that would otherwise prevent or restrict that disposal.
OoYa6 TIL Kendrick was a straight-A student and took kids from his old high school to the Grammys to pay it forward