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TIL William Stoughton, the chief judge of the Salem Witch Trials, sentenced 19 men and women to death during the trials despite not having any training, or education, in law.

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p8axG TIL that in 2017 astronomers detected 100 Earths' worth of gold being forged in space. They revealed the first-ever detection of two neutron stars colliding in space. "You smash these two things together at one-third the speed of light, and that's how you make gold," said astronomer Duncan Brown.
LkNrv TIL that cursive handwriting has already been removed from the curricula of 41 states.
0dy5R TIL the Citadel Military College of South Carolina was built in response to Denmark Vesey's thwarted plans for a slave rebellion in Charleston, which had been planned to coincide with Bastille Day
R5nN7 TIL: Tylenol +NSAID (aka Ibuprofen) more "efficacious" then opioids for pain
a9bo TIL that George Clooney was paid only 1$ for writing, directing, and acting in “Good Night, and Good Luck”, and even put his house on mortgage to pay for its production.