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TIL that Thai prisoners are released early if they take part in special kick boxing matches against foreigners

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9kwG TIL that one of the three members of the Lollipop Guild (from the Wizard of Oz) is still alive. He is one of three surviving munchkins and is the only male.
nWjoG TIL about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - a US government agency maintaining a reference catalogue of almost any item known; from peanut butter to New Jersey waste water samples. And everything is for sale.
mPxM TIL that Grete Waitz, a middle distance runner, was recruited for the 1978 NYC Marathon to set a fast pace and drop out. She kept running, and won the race, setting a world record. As she neared the finish line, no one knew her name, and many thought she was a man with pigtails.
E1L5V TIL about the West Memphis Three, 3 teens convicted of the brutal murder of three 8 year old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Damien Echols was sent to death row. On August 19, 2011, Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley were released from prison as part of a Alford plea deal.
Opo6 TIL Hyenas are phylogenetically closer to cats than to dogs