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TIL that in German tramp stamps are called "ass antlers" aka Arschgeweih

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78RLr TIL of Barry Prudom, who killed two police officers and used his SAS training to evade capture, beginning the then biggest manhunt in British history. Prudom was eventually killed after having been tracked by an SAS instructor.
4XE9J TIL Tomatoes were commonly believed to be poisonous until 1820 when a man in Salem, New Jersey ate a horde of tomatoes in front of a court house in order to disprove the myth. A crowd watched the event waiting for him to die. He didn't.
VM5r0 TIL A government of a country could prosecute someone that results in the loss of civil rights. It is usually inflicted on persons convicted of crimes against the state. This civil death often led to actual death, since anyone could kill and injure a felon with impunity.
965D TIL Harriet Tubman never lost a slave in 19 trips on the Underground Railroad. One of her secrets for not getting caught was drugging kids with opium to keep them from crying.
xQd7 TIL Inmates of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. can get free laser tattoo removal, e.g., gang sign tattoos they want to break from. Over 2,200 inmates have had tattoos removed; the removal incurs no cost to the public, paid for in part by the charity Homeboy Industries.