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TIL serial killer Ted Bundy escaped not once, but twice from custody after his initial arrest.

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OoAR6 TIL the TV show 'The Voice' heavily promotes the fact that the winner gets a free record deal. However, many of them get dropped shortly after signing. The winner of season 7 even admits none of the label executives knew who he was when he first entered the office shortly after winning.
MD9W TIL A single MDMA experience might permanently increase sociability and empathy in adults with autism
4XY4a TIL In the '70s UK singer Nick Lowe desperately wanted out of his record contract and so recorded an intentionally awful and ridiculous song called 'Bay City Rollers We Love You'. It was a massive hit with Roller fans who didn't realize it was a spoof song and Lowe had to continue in his contract
Gp0G TIL there’s a park with a statue of John Lennon in La Havana where a security guard is paid to sit next to the statue and put his glasses on and off if requested because they always got stolen / vandalized.
eNoJ TIL Wi-Fi was developed by using technology from a failed experiment attempting to detect mini black holes.