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TIL that being in international waters does not make you immune to prosecution

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DRgV TIL Kathryn Bigelow is the first and only female to win the Academy Award for Best Director, winning for the 2009 film “The Hurt Locker”
lbKr TIL of the mastermind behind a multimillion $ credit card cloning ring who required that all accomplices engage in sadomasochistic group sex with him on video to ensure they weren’t undercover cops. He evaded detection for years and had 12 terabytes of porn storage when apprehended.
NX7pN TIL that Lewis and Clark were accompanied on their famous Voyage of Discovery by a dog named Seaman
oBkvA TIL in the 1792 Presidential election, George Washington got 100.0% of the vote. Which was only 28,579 votes.
jN8Yp TIL USA had thousands of horse mounted "mechanized" cavalry in World War II and horses were eventually replaced by Jeeps.