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TIL that in Thailand, There is a program where prison inmates fight each other in combat sports where whoever wins gets a sentence reduction or even freedom

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p8Mlb TIL musician Gram Parsons wanted his body cremated and scattered at Joshua Tree, but his family arranged for him to be buried in Louisiana for financial reasons. His friends, drunk and assisted by an unwitting police officer, stole his body from the airport and burned the casket themselves.
7Dx7 TIL Mickey Mouse has a sister, Amelia Fieldmouse.
R5KZj TIL that Ancient Rome Had Fast Food Restaurants Called 'Thermopolia,' Where People Bought Hot Meals on the Go, Much Like Modern Takeout
16l5r TIL in 1893 the new town of Frostproof, FL was named as a marketing ploy to convince potential landowners the town has never had, and never would have, a frost that could destroy the large citrus-driven economy. However, only a couple of years later, a frost killed most of the citrus in Frostproof.
wyJP TIL a blind taste test found most people are unable to tell the difference between a cheap wine and an expensive one.