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R7v49 TIL in 1885, British Criminal John "Babbacombe" Lee survived 3 attempts of excecution by hanging. He was dubbed 'The Man Who Could Not Be Hung'. His sentance was changed to 'Life in prison' and was released 22 years later.
aBbJ TIL That the United States is one of only eight countries (out of 188 with known policies) without mandatory paid maternal leave for pregnant women.
KO6MR TIL in 2008 a man at a ski resort in Italy stole a rubber padding used on a barrier to stop people at the bottom of a sledding hill. He used the padding to sled down the hill, hitting the barrier that he stole the padding from and died.
jeZp TIL - Ted Turner, billionaire founder of CNN, created the TV series Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
R7JL1 TIL that after having a falling out with Disney over marketing disagreements for Aladdin, Robin Williams put a clause in his will preventing the company from using his voice/outtakes in future films for 25 years after his death.