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

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9Yd8D TIL there are seven people who hold the keys to the worldwide internet security and they meet 4 times a year
VbJZ TIL that Stephen King originally tossed his manuscript for “Carrie” while living in a trailer home with his wife, claiming it was a “loser”. His wife, Tabitha, upon finding it in the garbage and reading it, convinced him to finish it and send it in. It’s the novel that made him famous.
JlgQ TIL Danny Devito was the executive producer on Pulp Fiction
yQRvV TIL the 1904 St Louis Olympics was almost entirely an American event. Due to the cost, time and difficulty of travelling to St Louis, 523 of the 630 total athletes were US Citizens.
m1NMp TIL JP Morgan’s ancestor, James Pierpont, was a founder of Yale College.