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TIL a one-legged clown was convicted of murdering an heiress in Chicago in 1912 and was sentenced to life in prison, but he escaped and was never found.

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5Y10p TIL of the 4 Chaplains. A Jewish Rabbi, a Catholic priest, and 2 Protestant ministers who were on the SS Dorchester when it was torpedoed. The 4 helped evacuate the ship and gave away their own lifejackets when supply ran out, then joined arms and sang hymns as they went down with the ship.
R5yel TIL there’s a giant antelope species called Nilgai native to India that were introduced to Texas in the 1920’s and maintain an active population. Males can reach 5 ft at the shoulders and weight nearly 700lbs.
64MX TIL that Count Bernadotte, the famous Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Jews from concentration camps during WW2, was murdered in 1948 by militant Zionists (approved by a future Prime Minister) while serving as UN peace mediator in the Holy Land.
m11BP TIL that until 1986 the tennis balls used at Wimbledon were white. They were changed to yellow to be more visible on TV.
0d6oL TIL that death row inmate Lawrence Brewer ordered a triple bacon cheeseburger, meat-lover’s pizza, three fajitas, Blue Bell ice cream, and peanut butter fudge among other items and refused to eat any of it, prompting Texas Senator John Whitmire to banish all “special meal” requests in the state.