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TIL that USP Alcatraz Island closed due to being 'too expensive' to continue operating.

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ywAw TIL of Shirley Babashoff, American Olympic swimmer who acquired the nickname ‘Surly Shirley’ for her constant accusations that E German athletes were doping. Turns out she was right.
OGkv6 TIL the founder of the Nobel Prizes was also the inventor of dynamite
9YQdM TIL our modern depiction of the stereotypical witch comes from brewsters of the Middle Ages who would use cauldrons to brew, broomsticks as shop signs, and tall pointy hats to stand out in a crowd.
pyle TIL, there is a small village in Japan that invented the practice of rice paddy art whereby 4 different strains of rice are planted in a pattern so that they form a picture once the rice matures.
JYKMl TIL there is a scientifically best way to wash your hands.