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TIL Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the army to avoid going to prison. He was caught masturbating,sleeping in, smoking weed, and sleeping on duty. He was discharged with a broken ankle after a parachute jump.

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djv7 TIL after Officials in Richmond, California, learned that 70 percent of the city’s murders and firearms assaults were directly linked to 17 people, they decided to pay them to behave. With individual coaching, health care coverage and a monthly stipend, murders decreased from 62 to only 11 last year
16Wv7 TIL that "Van Der Beek" translates to "From the creek" in Dutch. James Van Der Beek starred in "Dawson's Creek" in the late 90s and early oughts.
Wk6gL TIL To prevent cheating during university entrance exams Uzbekistan shuts off the entire country's internet for five hours on exam day
WkgXY TIL when a woman accidentally dropped her $4000 engagement ring in the cup of a street beggar, he did not sell it and instead returned it to her. In return, the woman raised $190,000 for him.
NJle TIL that in the days after hurricane Katrina, doctors at Memorial Hospital NOLA, began to euthanize patients that were deemed too sick to save.