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TIL Chinese courts convict more than 99.9 per cent of defendants

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neago TIL of John Howland, an indentured servant boy who went overboard on The Mayflower and was miraculously saved. His descendants include: The Bush family, FDR, writers Emerson & Longfellow, Brigham Young & Joseph Smith, Chevy Chase and over 2 million other Americans.
OopOe TIL the oldest active missing persons case is that of Marvin Alvin Clark (b. 1852, disappeared 1926). His current age would be approximately 169 years old.
OKAR TIL Actor Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in at least one film for each of Disney’s owned studios. He played Nick Fury in the MCU (Marvel), he was a Jedi in the Star Wars prequels (Lucasfilms), Frozone in The Incredibles (Pixar), as well as the narrator for a Disney Nature Documentary “African Cats”.
Z8xNo TIL that Mr. Robot actor Rami Malek has an identical twin called Sami Malek, who works as a teacher. They occasionally swap places.
R50Y9 TIL despite the Native Taino Indians of the Caribbean being extinct by the 16th century, the average Puerto Rican still has 15.2% Taino ancestry.