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TIL that many of the “witches” in the infamous Salem witch trials are now believed to have had Huntington’s disease and their symptoms were mistaken for possession by the devil.

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dxYE TIL in that Rick Steves, popular travel show host, constructed a 24-unit apartment complex in Lynnwood, Washington, to serve as transitional housing for homeless mothers and their children; he is also on the advisory board of NORML, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Z8grY TIL that The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, the abandoned prison where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed, was purchased for $1 and converted into a tourist attraction that nets $16 million annually.
4Djg TIL Fritz Haarman ran a butcher shop in post World War I Germany where he sold inexpensive meat to impoverished customers. Some were suspicious of his low prices and discovered he had murdered up to 50 boys and men and ground their bodies into sausage.
9e46 TIL that the roar from the T-Rex in Jurrassic Park was a combination of a baby elephant’s squeal, an alligator’s gurgling, and a tiger’s snarl.
6Dk7 TIL In the late 1800s, a baboon was officially employed as a railroad signalman. He was paid in money and beer and never made a mistake.