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TIL Up until 1915 it was legal to mail a baby by US Mail

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J1D58 TIL a coyote’s fastest sprinting speed is 64 km/h, which is twice as fast as that of a roadrunner.
neMjG TIL that there was a real-life John Wick. Meet Chester Wheel Campbell, the king of contract killers in Detroit. Raised in a secret school of hitmen of just a dozen students, he learned the legal system, had high-profile connections, and survived 4 bullet shots (3 in the leg and 1 grazed his head)
GQ44 TIL: That two student journalists proved the innocence of a man 50 hours before he was due for execution - saving his life and resulting in the real killer’s confession.
GR01 TIL due to terrible working conditions at Disneyland Paris, employees began to give the park the nickname “Mousewitz”. (referencing the infamous Nazi concentration camp) When park officials told them not to, they responded by calling it “Duckau”
jNj9X TIL infamous streaker, Mark Roberts, was sponsored by GoldenPalace.com to streak Super Bowl 38. He was paid $1 million, given front row tickets on the 50-yard line, and provided with one of the best defense attorneys in the US who was able to reduce his charges down to a misdemeanor and $1,000 fine.