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TIL while in prison in 1932 Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie & Clyde) amputated two of his toes to avoid hard labor in the fields. Unbeknownst to him, his mother had petitioned for his release and he was released six days later.

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jNorQ TIL that in the mass escape of POWs from the Stalag Luft III camp which inspired the film The Great Escape, only 3 prisoners made it to safety. The two Norwegians and a Dutch man made it to Sweden and England respectively. The remaining prisoners were swiftly recaptured.
yV7Np TIL Adelir Antônio de Carli, also known as 'Balloon Priest,' died in April 2008 during a cluster-ballooning attempt to raise funds for a spiritual rest area for truck drivers in Paranaguá, Brazil.
Me7lA TIL A Charlie Brown Christmas essentially killed the popularity of aluminum Christmas trees single-handedly. Within two years after its release, aluminum trees were no longer regularly manufactured.
VMMoG Today I learned that in America you have to pay for the ambulance in some situations
ZXO4 TIL that, in response to complaints about the long wait times for baggage, the Houston airport made the walk to baggage claim 6 times longer. Complaints dropped to near zero.