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TIL the State of Louisiana sentences people to 13-20 years of Hard Labor for only nonviolent drug possession charges

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MeYDA TIL the remains of an 18th century ship originating from Philadelphia was found during construction of the new World Trade Center in 2014
1aXo7 TIL That a polarbear was recorded swimming for 9 days, without rest, through the Bering Straight.
kORn5 TIL that as of 2020, 4.5 billion people are connected to and actively use the Internet.
l7EW7 TIL Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949-55) was one of the first science fiction TV shows and had a run of 1537 episodes. Only about 20 of the episodes survive today as as the original recordings were dumped in the ocean off the coast of New York.
jWaj TIL Slate wrote a piece on why they believe the New York Times’ Mini crossword puzzles suck. The following day, the New York Times’ Mini crossword puzzle had three long Across answers which read, AWFUL PIECE SLATE.