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TIL that a “get out of jail free card” was a real thing in 1567 England; a lottery to raise money for the navy promised winners “freedom from arrest” for all but the most serious crimes.

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g6bX TIL a Chinese assassin once killed a king by spending years training as a royal chief, preparing the kings favorite kind of fish and when presenting it to him pulling out a sword he baked into it and stabbing him to death.
mxGLp TIL that the Snowbirds less than 6ft apart from each other during formation. That’s closer than we are currently allowed with physical distancing guidelines.
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KnyE TIL that on August 25, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, was shot and killed in Arlington, VA. Hearing of his son’s death, Rockwell’s father said: “I am not surprised at all. I’ve expected it for quite some time.”