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TIL Sherri Papini staged her own kidnapping on November 2, 2016

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K7o4 TIL that judges are statistically more likely to be stricter in their rulings as their lunch time approaches due to low glucose levels
1aZd7 TIL there used to be a Kroger supermarket in Atlanta nicknamed "murder Kroger" due to many homicides at the location.
697XW TIL: Around 106 tsunamis are observed in the Great Lakes each year! (although many are too small to notice)
rRB60 TIL of Flagellant Brothers, a group of men who roamed in streets and whipped their naked bodies for atonement of their sins and called others to repent during the Black Death.
KOykG TIL: The Bradley Effect is when voters give inaccurate polling responses out of fear of stating their true preference. Members of the public may feel under pressure to provide an answer that is deemed to be more publicly acceptable.