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TIL that the last convicted Salem “witch” whose name had yet to be cleared, was officially exonerated just last year. Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was “innocent” of practicing witchcraft as of July 2022.

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OG1vY TIL of the followers of Rajneesh, who committed the largest bio terror attack on US soil and attempted to assassinate a United States Attorney
LQAxr TIL of the Alcohol Harm Paradox: Poor people who report lower rates of drinking suffer more alcohol-related illnesses than rich people who report higher rates of drinking.
D10PJ TIL that Robert Liston amputated a patient's leg so fast that he cut off his assistant's fingers and slashed through a spectator's coat. His patient and assistant died due to infection, and the spectator died due to shock, making this medical operation the only known one with a 300% mortality rate.
69MrW TIL near the center of a black hole or in the first moments of the universe, Einstein’s equations break
R0Ja TIL a woman lost her wedding ring, went to the extent of de-tiling her floor to find it. 16 years later while gardening, she pulled a carrot out of the ground and found the ring perfectly around it.