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TIL the first use of DNA in a criminal investigation ended up exonerating the suspect who made a false confession to two murders

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b91B0 TIL that the largest Yakuza family had a tradition of handing out Halloween candy to trick or treaters
78DOx TIL as late as the 1850s, Santa Claus was said to deliver gifts on New Year’s Eve instead of Christmas Eve in many parts of America & Europe — ultimately, the widespread popularity of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” helped solidify Christmas Eve as the date
QNQwM TIL Kathleen Turner accused Nicolas Cage of stealing a dog and drunk driving on the set of "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986). Cage sued her for defamation and won. In exchange he received a public apology from Turner and admission from her publisher that her claims were false and defamatory.
96ap TIL: On 5/25/2012, “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski submitted his current information to the Harvard alumni association. Listing his eight life sentences as achievements, his current occupation as prisoner, and his current address as No. 04475-046, US Penitentiary-Max, P.O. Box 8500, Florence, CO 81226.
R8G8 TIL the movie that Kevin McCallister used to mess with people in Home Alone was completely fictional.