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TIL a bully who terrorized the town, commiting a number of varying crimes including attempted murder, was shot dead in front of 40+ people yet nobody “saw a thing.”

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j6ybR TIL Aroldis Chapman's 105 mph pitch isn't the fastest of all time. When Nolan Ryan played, pitches weren't clocked until they were 10 feet from the plate. So with the proper adjustments, if thrown today, Ryan's 100.9 mph pitch (in the 9th inning) in 1974 would've clocked at about 108.5 mph.
eJWL TIL one of mathematician John von Neumann’s lecturers said “Johnny was the only student I was ever afraid of. If in the course of a lecture I stated an unsolved problem, the chances were he’d come to me at the end of the lecture with the complete solution scribbled on a slip of paper.”
4NJa TIL there was man sentenced to death by a firing squad, he was shot 9 times and a 10th point blank in the face to ensure death. He somehow didnt die, laid still for hours pretending to be dead and when the squad left, he escaped.
nWaeY TIL about "The Bell of Good Luck", the heaviest functioning bell in the world at 116 metric tons (255,200 lbs). It's 8.1 metres high and 5.1 metres in diameter
LQpjP TIL that when a cat headbutts you, it is a sign of affection and bonding