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TIL A teenager named Bradley Wernham was single handedly responsible for an increase of 500 percent in crime in a town called Chelmsford. Wernham commited over 660 burglaries and thefts before finally getting caught.

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97DB TIL that there is a Time Travel Mart in Los Angeles. It sells fresh dinosaur eggs, robot milk, and barbarian repellent. The store’s profit is used to support a tutoring program for kids 6 to 18 years old. Students are encouraged to write stories for the Time Travel Mart to publish and sell.
DQVvv TIL about the CSS Shenandoah, a sailing ship used by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. She surrendered on November 6, 1865 on the River Mersey in the United Kingdom 6 months after the end of the war.
Z84aG TIL Astronomers discovered a "zombie" star that went supernova in 1954...then exploded again in 2014. According to the study's lead author, "This supernova breaks everything we thought we knew about how they work."
jNbLj TIL Ford invented "Robutt", a robotic butt which simulates drivers repeatedly getting in and out of their cars to test the seats in new Ford vehicles. To better mimick real life usage, like getting into your car after the gym, it also sweats, by feeding half a liter water through the fabric.
oBpg8 TIL that a "rain check" was originally a ticket given to a spectator at an outdoor event interrupted by rain that provided admission to a later event (instead of a refund), but has since become an informal term for a request to reschedule any event.