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TIL in the United States any violent crime committed with a gun equipped with a suppressor has a minimum prison sentence of 30 years.

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yQv8e TIL that a man named Joseph Bolitho Johns (Moondyne Joe) escaped prison so many times that a special secure prison was built for him. A confident jailor said "if you get out again, I will set you free". Moondyne escaped that as well. He was caught again two years later but jailor kept his word.
b67jp TIL Jimi Hendrix joined the Army after he was caught Joyriding and given the choice between prison or service. He served in the 101st Airborne and was qualified as a Paratrooper. Due to his inability to function in an authority environment, he was given a general discharge under honorable condition.
aVnb TIL Gene Wilder’s only demand when cast as Willy Wonka was that he enter the courtyard hobbling, lose his cane and do a somersault, so that “from that time on, no one will know if I’m lying or telling the truth.”
MvZ7 TIL that Clint Eastwood,when offered to play James Bond,declined the role because he believed it should be played by an English actor.
W90B TIL The EU Spies On Its Citizens 30 To A Hundred Times More Often Than The US.