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TIL: A 24 yr old woman was sentenced to 20 months in jail for sending abusive Facebook messages to herself from fake profiles she made for her father and his wife

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awoN TIL Alice Cooper led the movement to restore the dilapitated Hollywood sign, in the 1970’s. He then fully paid for the third “O” himself, dedicating it to Groucho Marx.
woyG7 TIL Theaters used to hire people to attend shows to clap, cry, or laugh at the right moments in order to influence the audience’s reactions
b9mRZ TIL the canyon where R2-D2 was attacked by Jawas is the same place where the Ark of the Covenant was opened in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
bxjN TIL Three Israeli prisoners in Sweden rejected an offer to continue their sentence in Israel because the Swedish prison “resembled a five-star hotel”. The prisoners had their own TV airing world cup games, a wide variety of food including steak and conjugal visits.
OoRA6 TIL that Abe Lincoln won the 1860 election while NOT being on the presidential ballot in 10 Southern states.