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TIL The Netherlands are closing eight prisons across their country because of lack of crime.

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77aZ TIL that there is a pecan pie vending machine in Cedar Creek, Texas. The machine is open 24/7, is stocked daily, and contains full-sized pies and other sweet pecan treats.
rR6e0 TIL Hollywood Actor James Garner was a decorated Military Veteran who served in WWII and Korea. He was awarded the purple heart twice in Korea, once from a friendly fire incident where he was shot in the buttocks by a U.S. Fighter as he dove into a foxhole. He was given his medal 32 years later.
wojB6 TIL Bob Marley had 3 children born within 30 days of each other
loeB1 TIL that chickens have a recessive gene which allows them to make teeth like their ancestors.
p8XKe TIL of XU, an intelligence agency that operated in Norway while it was occupied by the Nazis. Despite consisting of students at the University of Oslo and regular Norwegian workers, XU was able to survive being targeted by the Gestapo. The existence of XU was kept secret from the public till 1980.