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TIL that 1,202 fugitives were caught as a result of the TV show, America's Most Wanted.

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XLaR TIL that British Navy ships during the 18th Century would often have a fictitious “widow’s man” listed as part of their crew. The pay received by this “man” would be sent to the families of dead crew members.
W7Q4o TIL more than 30 million viewers watched Luke and Laura's wedding on General Hospital in 1981, a soap opera record that still stands today
nevXB TIL The first doctor to suggest that doctors wash their hands, was ignored, sent to an asylum and beaten to death
1Y0r TIL that PhD students display twice as many symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as depression than other people.
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