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TIL Albert Anastasia, considered to be one of the deadliest criminals of all time, was sentenced to death for the murder of a longshoreman in 1921. In 1922 he won a retrial on a technicality and went on to become boss of the Gambino Family & Murder Inc. He was responsible for thousands of murders.

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Xva6 TIL On ‘Three’s Company’, John Ritter’s scrotum was briefly visible through his boxer shorts. John Ritter told the NY Observer when asked him about the controversy “I’ve requested that Nickelodeon air both versions, edited and unedited, because sometimes you feel like a nut, and sometimes you don’t”
WkBDN TIL that "Telephobia" is the fear of using the phone. Symptoms range from anxiety to Nausea and panic attacks. A 1993 study found 2.5 Million people with the phobia in the UK alone.
BgEgb TIL that due to industry influence, Missouri has some of the loosest alcohol laws in the US. Hard liquor can be sold in grocery stores and gas stations; bars can double as liquor stores; public intoxication is legal; and open containers are allowed in most areas, including by passengers in vehicles.
KYMW4 TIL that when Mount Everest was first measured it was found to be exactly 29,000 feet tall. It was reported as 29,002 because surveyors worried the public would assume 29,000 was merely an estimate.
epKxb TIL that in the 1930s, the most famous model in the world was a mannequin named Cynthia who was sent dresses from top fashion houses, jewelry from Tiffany and Cartier, and was even invited to the wedding of the Duke of Windsor Edward and Wallis Simpson.