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VMJxD TIL Britain ended Capital Punishment after the unjust execution of Timothy Evans, for the murders of his wife and daughter. He'd accused his neighbour John Christie of the crime. Years later, Christie was discovered to be a serial killer who had killed 6 other woman and Evans's wife and daughter.
QJ466 TIL New York Yankee's pitcher David Wells stayed out all night partying until the next morning. While hung over he pitched a perfect game, retiring all 27 batters he faced marking the 15th perfect game in MLB history.
BxDe TIL that the US seized a wire transfer between Denmark and Germany to pay for Cuban cigars, citing its own trade embargo with Cuba as justification
8ewkV TIL The National Film Board of Canada, an agency of the Government of Canada, has received 74 Oscar nominations. More than any film organization in the world outside of Hollywood (it has won 12).
4XnK6 TIL that Atlanta’s HIV rate is so bad that it’s surpassing Third world African countries. Over 35,000 people currently live with the virus.