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TIL of Michael Nicholson, a man from Michigan who has one bachelor’s degree, two associate’s degrees, 22 master’s degrees, three specialist degrees and one doctoral degree, making him the most credentialed person in history.

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PYPkV TIL that in 2009 identical twins Hassan and Abbas O. were suspects in a $6.8 million jewelry heist. DNA matching the twins was found but they had to be released citing "we can deduce that at least one of the brothers took part in the crime, but it has not been possible to determine which one."
xZKb TIL that in 1731, a woman who was known for trafficking young girls was put in a pillory at St James Street and Park Place, London and pelted with rocks by bystanders for two days until she died. [Crosspost from /r/VictorianEra]
Av9d TIL even though he was a teenager during the Great Depression, John F. Kennedy confessed he really didn’t know about it until he read about it at Harvard.
AQrw TIL the baby noises heard in “Magic Dance” in The Labyrinth were dubbed over by David Bowie himself because he felt the actual baby didn’t perform as required.
9YWa6 TIL that if you're an American needing to find an embassy in Austria, you can go to any McDonald's in the country and they will provide you a phone number and even a phone if you need it in order to contact the embassy.