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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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n567 TIL while coming up with the character Aragorn, Tolkien initially conceptualized him as a Hobbit with wooden shoes, named “Trotter”. He would later be revealed to be Bilbo Baggins himself and the wooden shoes would turn out to be wooden feet as he was previously tortured by Sauron in Mordor.
0wlYy TIL that George R.R. Martin continued to use his DOS word processor WordStar4 from the 1980s until 2011
pZ8Z TIL that in the novel, Forest Gump was 6'6, 242 lbs. Author Winston Groom says he envisioned John Goodman as Forest
rYM4 TIL that the FBI helped frame four men for a 1965 murder in order to protect an informant. Two died in prison; the other two served more than 30 years before being exonerated.
Z8YY TIL that, unlike Miss America, Miss Navajo Nation is chosen based on her knowledge and skills… one of which is sheep butchery.