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TIL Ted Bundy was his own lawyer during his hearing in which he asked to go to the library to research his case then jumped out of a window to hike up the nearby mountains and camped there, then he found and stole a car before police noticed his car weaving and finally apprehended him.

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J1wg4 TIL that Chairman Kaga of Iron Chef is a talented stage actor, starring as Jean Valjean in the Japanese version of Les Miserables. He represented Japan on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in 1995 when 17 Valjeans from around the world took the stage together. (2:15)
rRopd TIL Microsoft Excel can reach down to 1,048,576 rows. A YouTuber spent over 9 hours holding down the down key
ADw6B TIL that in 2013, a truck hauling Cobalt-60, a radioactive isotope of cobalt often used in cancer treatment, was hijacked by thieves who were unaware of the truck's contents. The truck was found abandoned 2 days later in a cornfield near Mexico City, with the cobalt outside of its protective casing.
awlkb TIL Tim Burton's name was added to The Nightmare Before Christmas' title as a strategy to broaden marketing appeal. After a preview screening to a group of schoolchildren, Disney worried the film was too dark for kids. So, they had it released under a PG rating through distributor Touchstone Films.
jJmM TIL Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell