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TIL that Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, in an attempt to obtain a visa to live in England, almost married Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. The registrar's office was closed when the couple arrived and the marriage never went ahead.
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TIL Anthony Graves spent 18 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. The State of Texas owes him $80,000 per year of false incarceration, BUT has evaded paying him due to a technicality on a form.
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TIL that between the years 1400 - 1700, nearly 100,000 people were persecuted for witchcraft in Europe and North America. It is estimated that roughly 60,000 of these people were executed.
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TIL the character of “Phoebe” from Friends is based on the waitress Ursula from “Mad About You.” The producers liked Lisa Kudrow so much they made Phoebe a more humorous version of Ursula and decided they would be twins.
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TIL: During WWII, a young actress decided to boost morale by attempting to kiss 10,000 young soldiers, she puckered up to 733 the first day!