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TIL that Rudolf Hess spent over 20 years as the sole inmate of the 600-cell Spandau Prison

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LQlVZ TIL: "Jumbo" was a male African bush elephant who was an attraction for PT Barnum. He was hit by a train in St. Thomas, Ontario and died. He was not named Jumbo because of his size; we got the word "jumbo" because of his name.
epgAJ TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the sound effect of the opening of the ark was created by dragging a toilet lid over some paving.
MeJ50 TIL A Washington man sued his local sheriff’s department for violating his Fourth Amendment right against unlawful search and seizure after they searched his house thinking it was robbed, found out it was the wrong one, then told him he was lucky he wasn’t shot.
Br9oK TIL Stephen Hawking once threw a cocktail party for time travelers, only sending out invitations afterwards. Nobody showed up.
Br8ee TIL of Aleksander Doba, a Polish kayaker known primarily for his long voyages across oceans. He kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean under his own power on three separate occasions. He completed his last crossing at the age of 70. His passages remain the longest open-water kayak voyages ever made