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TIL in 1972 a mail worker in spain was given a sentence of 384,912 years in prison for failure to deliver the mail.

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5YRan TIL On July 13, 1837 Commodore Thompson of the Republic of Texas Navy raised the single star banner under a 23 gun salute and claimed Cozumel for the Republic
PL5E TIL of a man who would inject himself with snake venom in an effort to build up an immunity. He lived to be 100, survived 172 snakebites, and donated his blood to snakebite victims.
Yp0EG TIL Joan of Arc asked King Charles VII to exempt her village from taxes “forever.” this was upheld for over 300 years until the French Revolution happened and the promise was forgotten.
DLyV TIL (the hard way) that there is a very rare and life threatening allergic reaction to avocados. It mimics being severely allergic to latex and causes anaphylaxis.
9mYG TIL of David Kootook, a 14 year old Inuit boy who survived for 23 days in -40 degree weather after a plane crash in the Arctic. He refused offers by the pilot to eat the body of a fellow passenger and died of starvation 23 days later. Upon rescue, the pilot said “Welcome to the camp of a cannibal.”