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TIL on July 14, 1776, Daniel Boone’s 14-year old daughter Jemima and two other teen girls were kidnapped by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party. As the girls were being taken they tore off bits of their clothing to provide a trail. They were found 3 days later and safely returned.

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ADe0x TIL that after Booth assassinated Lincoln by shooting him the back of the head, the largest manhunt in US history, involving thousands of troops and countless civilians, tracked him down to a barn. As he attempted escape, Sergeant Boston Corbett killed Booth by shooting him in the back of the head.
dYWr TIL that at least 3 of the astronauts were still alive after the Challenger Shuttle exploded.
ygjw TIL the saying “scot-free” doesn’t have anything to do with Scotland, but rather refers to a Middle English meaning of “scot” as a type of tax or fee, thus “not required to pay a scot (tax or fee)”
EgG77 TIL although it is known that George Washington bought teeth from enslaved people, there is evidence that the intended recipient was a dentist named Jean Pierre Le Mayeur who was performing tooth transplants in the area at the time
loZD7 TIL Paul Stanley of KISS starred in a 2000 Folgers ad that never actually aired because focus groups asked “Who is the old, creepy guy?”