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TIL of a prisoner program called Volunteers of Vacaville where inmates record books to tape, repair Braille machines, and do Braille transcription for the blind community

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YkQv TIL Rifle’s are rarely used in murders compared to other weapons. In 2011, over twice as many people were murdered with bare hands and over 5 times as many people were murdered with knives compared to rifles of any type
AEwB TIL child prodigy Michael Kearney learned how to read by 10 months old, graduated high school at age 6, earned an Anthropology degree at age 10, earned two Master’s degrees in Chemistry and Computer Science at ages 14 and 18 respectively, and earned his PhD in Chemistry at age 22
BrBNx TIL that librarian Megan Rosenbloom, an expert in anthropodermic bibliopegy, can determine if a book is bound in human skin or not. (Proof is in the second paragraph on the site.
458a TIL The earliest known image of Jesus is a drawing mocking a follower. The “blaspheme graffiti”
X0Amj TIL that after Harry Houdini casually boasted about his toughness, an acquaintance punched him in the stomach repeatedly. Two days later, he was hospitalized with extreme stomach pain due to appendicitis and died not long after.