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TIL 1 in every 100 american adults are in prison, and that the U.S has more people in prison than China.

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D1dev TIL when John Glenn became the first man to orbit the Earth in 1962, he carried a note that read "I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity" translated into several languages, in case he splashed down in the remote South Pacific
WKkY TIL that although Rob McElhenney’s character in “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” is very homophobic, Rob was raised by a lesbian couple
KoXE TIL in 1972 a mail worker in spain was given a sentence of 384,912 years in prison for failure to deliver the mail.
Y7Mbr TIL: Recent data reveals that minority-owned businesses receive rejection rates are three times higher than white founders for loans - even with identical business models.
mxZNo TIL of the ‘Wheaton Bandit’ who robbed 16 banks in the mid 2000s, but had the statute of limitations expire on his crimes