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TIL the Welsh alphabet contains double letters like ch, dd, ff, ng, ll, ph, rh, and th.

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lE0N TIL that Thomas Harris based his character Hannibal Lecter on a real person, a doctor who murdered and dismembered his victims and treated patients while in prison. He spent nearly 40 years in prison before being released in 2000. He went back to practicing medicine.
wx1Y TIL that in 1980 New Mexico prison riot, prisoners in protective custody waited for 5 hours while prison gangs cut their way into the cell block with blow torches and then tortured and killed them. They could have escaped through a rear door, but the guards refused to open it.
78LOp Til that workers in every canadian province earn less than workers in the US.
8ajW8 TIL that GED Was Initially Only For Vets Who Were Drafted Into War Before They Finished High School. Civilians Weren't Eligible for GEDs Until Decades Later
mxXvO TIL Penn & Teller helped design a video game in which the player must drive a bus from Tucson to Vegas in real-time; 8 hours of continuous play.