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TIL that Lawrence John Ripple robbed a bank and then waited in the lobby, later telling the investigators he’d rather be in jail than with his wife

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XleR TIL of the death of PFC LaVena Johnson, who was found dead in 2005 at a base in Balad, Iraq. Initially ruled a suicide, an autopsy revealed she a broken nose, black eye, loose teeth, and burns from corrosive chemicals on her genitals. The Army has refused to reopen the case.
xVKKo TIL When Jimmy Carter got elected President, he got a phone call from Elvis Presley. "He was totally stoned and didn't know what he was saying. His sentences were almost incoherent".
GYye4 TIL the slogan "Don't Mess with Texas" began as an anti-littering campaign in 1985 targeted at "bubbas in pickup trucks" who littered beer cans out of their vehicles and ordinary Texans who believed that littering was a "God-given right".
4kL16 TIL that we start forgetting early childhood memories at around age 7
ep8JJ TIL In 1990, screenwriter Shane Black sold his original spec script for The Last Boy Scout for a record-breaking $1.75 million, with over a $1 million guaranteed up front, which was considered a massive deal at the time.