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TIL Alcatraz was once the only federal penitentiary in the U.S. that provided hot showers for its inmates. Prison staff reasoned that inmates who were used to warm, comfortable water would not be able to withstand the freezing San Francisco Bay during an escape attempt.

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v1m6R TIL OF Charles MCGEE a retired American fighter pilot who saw combat missions in World War II, Korean War, & Vietnam making him one of the longest active duty air force pilots in history(spanning 30 years). He is also one of the last living tuskegee airmen
a8BYo TIL about D.R. kaprekar, a great indian recreational mathematician who discovered kaprekar's constant and other magical numbers , but lived a humble life as government school teacher in a small town.
LrD9 TIL of John Snow who first proposed that cholera outbreaks were happening because people drank water contaminated with faeces. His claims were rejected for decades because the were “too disgusting” for the public to contemplate.
kJ1B1 TIL: A study from 2014 shows that people perceive artwork to be superior if they are told the artist is mentally ill.
BEEr TIL: Uri Geller sued Nintendo over “Un Geller” a psychic Pokemon who carried around bent spoons.