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9w78B TIL that a school teacher once won a free trip to outer space but the rocket ship blew up and all the astronauts died
xVwJk TIL Spencer’s owns Spirit Halloween. Half of Spencer’s yearly revenue comes from just two months of sales from Halloween costumes.
xV9dw TIL of the ARP 2600 Synth used to make some of the greatest sounds of the 70s. Edgar Winter, The Who and Star Wars
78WWZ TIL on a clear day you can see 6 different states from the empire state building. New York,New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
e0eW5 TIL more than 1 in 4 people wrongfully convicted but later exonerated by DNA evidence had made false confessions; researchers say they occur as a result of police using force, threat, exhaustion, hunger, lies, and intimidation during interrogations.