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TIL that 1 in 13 American Kids are on Psych Meds

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b9wlj TIL about Judith Catchpole, a young maidservant in the colony of Maryland, who was tried in 1656 for witchcraft and killing her newborn child. The judge summoned an all-female jury, who determined that Judith did not kill her child - in fact, there were no signs that Judith had even been pregnant.
xBBB TIL 14-year-old kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck, while being held captive, Googled himself and found the website his parents set up for his search. He left an anonymous message there – “How long are you planning to look for your son?” – but no one knew he had been the author until after his rescue.
W7LAo TIL: Red bell peppers are just ripe green bell peppers.
J1601 TIL The Onion, the satirical online news organization, originated in 1988 in Madison, WI as a weekly print publication. The weekly printed media continued until 2013.
YOdP TIL of Lisa Montgomery. A woman that strangled a pregnant woman, cut the baby from her womb, then proceeded to show the baby off as her own to her friends and family.