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TIL that life in Puritan New England was so hard that children who were abducted by Native Americans often refused to come back

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6EN57 TIL that Mark Zuckerberg is actually only five foot seven inches tall, but he stages his photos to exaggerate his height.
YBNr TIL that a man once escaped a police interrogation room by putting a coat over his handcuffs and walking out the door. He later mailed back the cuffs.
W7NXd TIL An oil drilling operation at Lake Peigneur, Louisiana accidentally punctured a salt dome, creating a sinkhole that swallowed barges and caused the Delcambre Canal to flow backwards.
9oDp TIL in mid 2008, media outlets reported that Dr Pepper would offer a free can of Dr Pepper to everyone in the USA —excluding former Guns N’ Roses guitarists Buckethead and Slash— if the band released Chinese Democracy in 2008. They failed on their vow and were threatened litigation by Axl Rose.
gM8kA TIL an Alford Plea is a guilty plea from a defendant who claims innocence, but admits the evidence against them enough to prove guilt.