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TIL former Manson family member and convicted murderer Patricia Krenwinkel is the longest-serving female inmate in California's correctional system.

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N7l46 TIL the state of Alaska has over 3 million natural lakes.
abPZ TIL When James Dean first met Alec Guinness (Ben Kenobi) he asked him to take a look at his brand new Porsche Spyder. Guinness told Dean: “If you get in that car, you will be found dead in it by this time next week.” This encounter took place on September 23, 1955, seven days before Dean’s death.
dDxLj TIL: At 8 minutes 42, Don McLean's American Pie is the 6th longest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100. At the time of release it was the longest. The song held the record for being the longest song to reach number one for almost 50 years before Taylor Swift's All Too Well broke the record in 2021.
OP86 TIL after Pablo Escobar’s death, the 4 hippos he kept as pets have begun to breed and become an invasive species in Colombia
xmx1 TIL the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in one season was 67 years old at the time.