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TIL 20 year old Ryan Holle was sentenced to life without parole for lending his car to a friend, who then murdered an 18 year old girl.

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p8aNA TIL - The Song “Rubber Duckie” by Ernie from Sesame Street, reached #16 on the Billboard charts in September of 1970.
loBoK TIL John Cena holds the celebrity record for most wishes granted for the Make-A-Wish foundation with over 500 wishes
6EpyW TIL of the Shiva Crater, an impact crater off the Arabian coast, caused by an asteroid Comet about 66 million years ago. The Indian mainland had just broken off from Africa and Dinosaurs roamed all over India then. This collision along with others probably eradicated them.
EgE5o TIL that the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora wiped out an entire civilization: it killed all of the inhabitants of the island of Sumbawa, resulting in the extinction of their culture and language. The remains of their town, which had about 10,000 residents, were rediscovered nearly 2 centuries later.
8eXA8 TIL that the original run of “The Jetsons” lasted only one season and 24 episodes before being cancelled for low ratings. It found success in syndication on Saturday mornings, and another 51 episodes were made over 20 years later, from 1985-1987.