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TIL a fugitive handed a “Get Out Of Jail Free” card to the FBI when apprehended.

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nW7JW TIL about 100 firefighters are convicted of arson in the United States each year
857b TIL - Drinking 2 cups of coffee daily has been found to drop the risk of suicide by 50% compared to non-coffee drinkers.
QJy4p TIL Lysol was the best-selling method of contraception during the Great Depression because birth control was illegal in the U.S. until 1965 for married couples and 1972 for single people.
x68x1 Til The letters of last resort are 4 identically worded handwritten letters from the prime minister of the UK to the commanding officers of the 4 British ballistic missile submarines. They contain orders on what action to take if an enemy nuclear strike has destroyed the British government.
KYmYR TIL about MSGT John Chapman, and the controversial decisions leading up, and following his posthumous award of the MOH. Particularly the decisions made by the navy seals and the MOH museum. One of the seals he saved was also awarded the medal, serves on the museum board, and has his own exhibit.