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TIL that when he took over as the head of Colorado’s department of corrections, Rick Raimisch spent a day incarcerated in solitary confinement, after which he called for immediate reform relating to the practice.

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jJrR TIL that during the Aurora movie theater shooting, a man left his girlfriend and two small children in the theater, ran to his car, and drove away. He later proposed to his girlfriend at the hospital. She said yes.
Wkn48 TIL the piano intro in Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" was composed by their roadie, Billy Powell. When he played it for them, he was promoted to band member on the spot.
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