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TIL that Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed in November despite the fact that he was literally in jail on unrelated charges at the time of the crime.

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KYvJE TIL Why the Trees on Your Street Smell Like Semen
JpAQ TIL a deaf man was moving some boxes at a friend’s house when Hawthorne, CA police arrived suspecting he was robbing the home. When the man tried to use American Sign language to tell the cops he was deaf, he was tased and beaten unconscious, then charged with assault (charges were later dropped)
yQZAv TIL about the Great California flood of 1862 - which submerged Sacramento under 10 feet of water and turned California’s Central Valley into a vast inland sea spanning 300 miles long, 20 miles wide and 30 feet deep. It killed thousands, bankrupted the state and historically happens every 200 years.
6EyZW TIL that some beaches in Hawaii are white due to fish poop.
Ooao1 TIL: "Caspering" is a friendly alternative to ghosting: Instead of ignoring someone, you’re honest about how you feel, and let them down gently before disappearing from their lives.