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TIL Gary Plauche shot and killed his son’s kidnapper/molester in an airport. The killing was caught on tape by a news television crew, however, Gary only received 5 years probation and no jail time.

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a84N TIL when a library cat named Muffin was “evicted” in Putnam Valley, NY, 2 members of the community removed the library from their wills and the library lost $80,000 in future revenue
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5pv8 TIL Australia has a public toilet map and it’s part of the National Continence Program
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kNjg TIL “Devils Advocate” was an official position within the Catholic Church, the Devils Advocate would argue against any proposed sainthood in order to uncover any hidden or overlooked flaws