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TIL in 1971, 80 percent of third-graders walked to school alone. By 1990, that measure had dropped to 9 percent, and now it’s even lower.

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W7d0B TIL that Edgar Allan Poe became a writer after a failed military career. He enlisted in the US Army in 1827. He failed as a cadet at West Point, and declared his intention to become a writer. His first works (a collection of poems) were written while in the Army
DZKv TIL That in Jackass’ infancy, Saturday Night Live offered the cast to perform a weekly stunt on the show, but it was declined in favor of the standalone show
Rlw TIL there was a planned sequel to the 1997 Batman & Robin, with Nicholas Cage considered to play Scarecrow.
awl0 TIL that Stonehenge could be assembled by a single clever person. A guy in Michigan has figured out one way to do it.
p87EA TIL of Dirk Willems, who in 1569 escaped prison but stopped to save his pursuer who had fallen through the ice while chasing Willems. Because of this, he was then recaptured, tortured and killed.