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TIL a pizzeria was mobbed with customers, including some who traveled from out of state, when they started topping their pizzas with tinier slices of pizza.

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LQvOQ TIL about John Parsons, an Ohioan criminal who escaped from prison for three months using a rope made out of bedsheets, newspaper and toilet paper. In the time between his capture he lived in the wilderness in a small shack, and planned to go to Canada.
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Ype1v TIL in 1832, a US ship was captured by pirate Pedro Gilbert. After, he had part of filled with explosives, before setting it on fire with the crew trapped inside. However, they escaped and doused the flames, letting smoke billow out until the pirates had left. 6 weeks later, they returned to port.
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