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TIL: In Wales in 1950 a man was wrongfully executed for the murder of his wife and daughter. It is the reason capital punishment is outlawed in the UK today

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n9no TIL the largest number of children born from one woman is 69. Mrs. Vassilyeva, a Russian peasant, gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets from 1725-1765. 67 of those children were said to have survived infancy.
xVdEw TIL: SEGA stands for Service Games.. and was founded by Americans..
NWOP TIL At age 29, before he was famous, Mark Cuban bought a lifetime pass on American Airlines for $125K to fly anywhere, anytime, even if the flight was full. Magic Johnson once had to give up his seat to him
Ar04 TIL There are stones in Romania called Trovants that grow and multiply after rainfaill
JV41 TIL over 100 firefighters are arrested for arson per year in the US