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TIL that Indigenous people reclaimed the island of Alcatraz for 19 months.

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VM488 TIL that in 2018, Judge Judy made $147 million, and she films her show 52 days a year. Thus, in 2018 she made ~$2.8 million a day when working.
vAl8 TIL of USAF Captain Craig Button. In 1997 he broke formation and flew his jet for almost 800 miles before crashing into a mountain. The bombs on his jet were not recovered at the crash site and no one knows what happened to the bombs or the reason for his actions.
OoQkX TIL In 1937, Angelo Hays was declared dead and buried 3 days later. 2 days after that, an insurance investigation exhumed him and found him in a coma. He made a complete recovery. He later invented a coffin complete with upholstery, a food locker, chemical toilet, library, and radio transmitter.
77ob TIL Depression in Young People Affects the Stomach. Anxiety effects the Skin.
67Xw TIL that 3 specially trained beluga whales were placed in a ‘whale paddock’ at the mouth of Sochi Harbor to protect the port from underwater infiltration while the olympics take place