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TIL Nobody was burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials. Most people convicted of witchcraft were hanged and one man was crushed with stones.

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Zpjdv TIL a German family went missing in Death Valley during the summer of 1996. Despite an extensive search and rescue attempt, it wasn’t until over a decade later in 2009 that their remains were found
EgOb0 TIL the first internet spammers were lawyers selling immigration services. At the time, they faced severe backlash from ISP’s and users.
M7jx0 TIL songs by 009 Sound System, such as "Dreamscape", were widely used in early YouTube videos because YouTube's AudioSwap system, which replaced copyrighted music in videos with CC-licensed music, sorted songs alphabetically by artist, placing songs by 009 Sound System at the top.
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N7mJP TIL that France built a fake Paris in WWI to confuse german bombers, which was located North of Real Paris