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TIL a man escaped from a federal prison in Illinois after jumping over two 15 foot fences only to turn himself in to the FBI 4 days later to show them his desalination invention.

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LWYm TIL Eleanor Audley who voiced the Malificent, was also the voice of Lady Tremane in Cinderella, as well as the disapproving mother in the series Green Acres
VMw0Z TIL that in 1923, Frank Hayes became the first ever jockey to win a horse race despite being dead. He died from a heart attack mid-race but somehow his body stayed strapped onto the horse and he crossed the finish line in first place, beating 20-1 odds.
JNWk TIL there was a satirical study published in the British Medical Journal in 2003 in response to the antivaccination movement titled “Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge”. It’s conclusion? Throw antivaxxers out of planes without parachutes.
KOxXR TIL that 32 different primates have been launched into space for science/exploration purposes. The first one was Albert (rhesus macaque) who didn't survive the trip.
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