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TIL that in Germany it is not illegal to attemp a prison escape. The reason is because they believe it is “basic human instinct” to want to be free, and should therefore not be punished.

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epMj5 TIL that Graphene is the thinnest two-dimensional material in existence and is 200 times stronger than steel. It is also the most conductive material on Earth, excelling in both electrical and thermal conductivity.
ep08E TIL when actor Chazz Palminteri was 9yrs old living in the Bronx, he witnessed a mobster get killed in front of his apartment building. He included the incident in a one man play he wrote and starred in that Robert Deniro saw. They decided to turn it into the movie "A Bronx Tale".
LLoQ TIL A film crew was dropped by helicopter on St. Helens on May 23 (five days after it’s eruption) to document the destruction. Their compasses, however, spun in circles and they quickly became lost.
xRBg TIL the Last Words of Alexander Blackwell: “I am sorry for the mistake but this is the first time I’ve been beheaded.” Spoken after he laid his head on the wrong side of the chopping block, and was corrected by the executioner.
xV6jo TIL that the Soviets built the first Supersonic airliner (before Concorde) and it was a dangerous failure