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TIL In the 1800s, feeding lobster to prisoners was considered “cruel and unusual punishment, like making people eat rats”.

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rNO8x TIL about Mexican General José Urrea, who was undefeated in his battles during The Texas Revolution, but his victories made the President of Mexico jealous and he eventually was removed from power, after rebelling.
AnW7 TIL scared neighbors called the police over a domestic dispute. When the police arrived, they only found a man and a spider
mxxap TIL In 1942, a miner blew his nose so hard that his eye fell out
7Z8P TIL that Gary Leon Ridgway stood up in a Seattle court on 5 November, 2003 and admitted 48 counts of aggravated first degree murder, he officially became America’s most prolific serial killer.
p8wYe TIL of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, who walked a distance of at least 2,551 miles (4,105 km) through plains, desert, and mountains in the winter to return home to his family, swimming in rivers and even crossing the Continental Divide in the coldest part of winter.