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TIL The longest jail sentence handed down in the United States was 11,200 years, with charges ranging from rape, to kidnapping, larceny, and robbery.

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QJ5we TIL of the M65 Atomic Cannon, nicknamed "Atomic Annie", a US-made artillery piece designed to fire a nuclear weapon
XEkjX TIL: Leonard Jerome (Winston Churchill's grandfather) defended The NY Times with a gatling gun during the New York Draft Riots.
WxjX TIL in 1975, a 15-year-old girl was beaten to death, with the primary suspects in the murder being Kennedy-Cousins Thomas and Michael Skakel. Although Michael Skakel was overheard in 1978 stating, “I’m going to get away with murder. I’m a Kennedy”, it was not until 2002 that he was convicted.
nQG9 TIL Jeopardy films 5 episodes in a day, to give the impression that a day has passed, Alex Trebek changes his suit in between shows
16a9d TIL Sima Yan, the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, empowered his imperial princes because he blamed the weakening of imperial princes for the preceding Wei Dynasty’s fall. Ironically, this led to the destabilization of his own dynasty and forced their retreat south of the Huai river