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TIL Hormel offered a reward for information leading to the rescue of kidnap victim Jayme Closs. They paid out $25,000 to Jayme upon her escape, for "rescuing herself".

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ne10P TIL of Just Nuisance, the only dog ever to be officially enlisted in the Royal Navy. He never went to sea but would accompany sailors on train journeys and escorted them back to base when the pubs closed. He died in 1944 at the age of 7 and was buried with full military honours.
X0LoD TIL the NWO theme song was a mashup of Jimi Hendrix samples
J1Ljv TIL that the writer of the 90s' comedy classic "Fatal Instinct" wanted the film to be titled "Triple Indemnity", but it was rejected by MGM's executives, who thought that viewers would not understand the reference. Mel Brooks suggested "Frontal Attraction" as a new title, but his idea was ignored.
OGZV7 TIL Finnish radio has a channel broadcasting current news in Latin
X0n8j TIL there's a declassified CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual