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TIL that Seattle Resident Henry Liebman Has Caught 200-Year-Old Rockfish off Coast in Sitka, Alaska

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wLwyW TIL A man tried to bungee jump off a 70-foot bridge in Virginia. He made his own 70-foot bungee cord by tying several bungee chords together. Unfortunately, he didn’t realize that bungee chords stretch, and died.
AXGw TIL that Thai prisoners are released early if they take part in special kick boxing matches against foreigners
6wg7 TIL that before his ‘Goosebumps’ books made him a household name, R.L. Stine was the creator and head writer for Nick Jr.’s Eureeka’s Castle (1989-1995)
x61X1 TIL if you have a Nintendo Switch and you're having a problem with your controllers, you can send them to Nintendo and they'll repair them for free.
WVJo TIL There’s a gang of jewel thieves called the Pink Panthers. It’s believed they’ve stolen $Billions. Attention to detail is their reason for success. They once painted a bench across from a jewelry store before a robbery, so people wouldn’t sit on the bench (fresh paint) and see them mid-robbery.