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TIL: FIFTEEN YEARS AGO: Before Da Vinci Code.. Before Angels & Demons.. Dan Brown warned us of the NSA in 1998

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pn6O TIL no witches were actually burned during the Salem Witch Trails; the majority of the convicted was hanged, but one was pressed, and at least four more died in prison.
x6Kk0 TIL of an aprils fool prank in 1962 (Sweden) that said you would get color tv if you put stockings over your tv. Thousands and thousands of stockings were destroyed that day. Color tv wasn't to air until 1967 (in sweden).
Jl7j TIL There is actually a unit of measurement called a “butt.” So a “butt load” is exactly 108 gallons.
l78AV TIL that there is a rare form of tumor that can contain hair, teeth, bone and even eyes
R76PQ TIL that Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world and six-time Olympic gold medalist, has never run a mile.