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TIL Romanian prisoners would receive reduced sentences if they wrote a book.

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R5Br9 TIL that during James Cook’s first Pacific voyage, the crew brought a Polynesian navigator on board. He produced a chart of 130 islands he knew across a 2,000 mile radius, including 74 of their names and many of their distances, sizes, chiefs, and foods they produced.
VM8e0 TIL that On July 21, 1972, George Carlin was arrested and charged with violating obscenity laws after performing his famous "Seven Dirty Words" routine at Milwaukee's Summerfest. He would go on to be arrested a total of seven times for reciting that same routine.
P6Ow TIL that in 2010, Haisong Jiang ran through the security gate of Newark Airport to give a goodbye kiss to his girlfriend. His actions prompted a 6-hour-long security closure of the airport, delaying over 100 flights and 1600 passengers. Mr. Jiang’s crime was declared a misdemeanor.
N7pbP TIL That the famous "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result" was improperly attributed to Einstein. It was mystery novelist Rita Mae Brown
KYgV9 TIL a full-grown person can eat 70 to 80 hot dogs in a 10-minute space before their body starts to shut down