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TIL It is perfectly legal to escape prison in Germany. The law dictates that it is human nature to want to escape, and successfully doing so will go unpunished.

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5Y8B8 TIL that Sonic the Hedgehog’s full name is Olgilvie Maurice Hedgehog
neXoB TIL in 1971 Juliane Koepcke’s plane was struck by a lightning and broke up over the rainforest. She fell 3.2km (10000 feet) and survived. Despite having a broken collar bone and being extremely short sighted because she lost her glasses, the 17 years old girl survived for 11 days alone until rescued
8ad1V TIL Whang-Od is a 104 year old tattoo artist from a remote Philippines tribe and has been tattooing since the age of 15 years old. She is still tattooing today but she only does her signature “3 dots” tattoo.
EgyjV TIL: Vikings were extremely well kept for their time. So much so that an English cleric claim that they bathe regularly, comb their hair, and change clothes frequently to seduce highborn English women to their heathen ways. Numerous bone combs, tweezers, and earspoons have been found.
kOXQ4 TIL George Carlin recorded an HBO special on Sept 9 and 10, 2001 entitled ‘I Kinda Like It When A Lotta People Die.’