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TIL Woody Harrelson's father, Charles Harrelson's, was a Hitman who was the first to kill a federal judge in the 20th century

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ep68D TIL that at one of the WWII death camps the prisoners rose up & killed most of the guards. After about 300 escaped, fear of discovery led officials try to hide their war crimes by ordering that the camp be closed & sold to a forestry service, who planted trees there.
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