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TIL that rich people in China hire body doubles to serve their prison sentences.

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Egnkx TIL The Stranger (1946) was the first Hollywood film to include footage of the Holocaust. The film's director, Orson Welles, who saw footage at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in May 1945, described the newsreels as "putrefaction of the soul, a perfect spiritual garbage"
oBArr TIL Dictatus papae, 27 powers arrogated to the pope, including papal supremacy, such as: Only the Pope can with right be called "Universal". All princes shall kiss the feet of the Pope alone. His name alone shall be spoken in the churches. His title is unique in the world. No one may judge him.
7NAM TIL That A Woman Successfully Sued The NYC Transit Authority For $9,900,000 After Laying On The Subway Tracks And Getting Hit By A Train
rZD0 TIL when he died, MLK was planning a Poor People’s Campaign, demanding jobs, health care, and decent homes for the poor. He wanted protesters to march on Washington and stay until their demands were met. The protest began 5 weeks after his murder.
Djvp TIL that Texas no longer offers last meals to Death Row inmates prior to their executions.