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TIL Rashida Jones sang backup vocals on the first two Maroon 5 albums.

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rN1ay TIL that according to US Middle East Specialist Edgar Wright, an unknown individual impersonated Harry Truman's voice on the telephone and swayed the President of Haiti into voting for a motion at the UN.
6EA1W TIL when Mary Queen of Scots was executed, her executioners knelt before her to ask her forgiveness. She granted it saying “I forgive you with all my heart, for now, I hope, you shall make an end of all my troubles.” Unfortunately the headsman missed his first stroke, hitting the back of her head.
mxPyM TIL # is called an octothorp
w6WJ TIL Germany has a program targeted at pedophiles who have yet to commit crimes. The goal is to help them find treatment, because many don’t want to harm others.
vpL7 TIL that Liechtenstein has an incarceration rate of 19 per 100,000. With a population of just 37,000 this means there are approximately 7 people in prison.