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TIL that between the 1920s and the 1990s, around half a million US prisoners underwent state-sanctioned plastic surgery in attempts to rehabilitate repeat offenders based on the idea that appearance impacted the likelihood of reoffending.

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ep7J4 TIL automakers overengineer cars to go over the speed limit to improve reliability. By making a vehicle that can drive up to 120 mph, there’s less strain on the engine when it spends a lifetime of going 65 mph.
M7VeA TIL it's unknown for sure what William Shakespeare's life was like between the ages of 21-28 (1585-1592), from before he was a playwright in London. Speculation has ranged from him becoming a country schoolmaster, to becoming a soldier, to using London as an escape from punishment for poaching deer.
5VgoQ TIL in 1979, in between a double-header, the White Sox exploded a crate filled with disco records to stands of over 50k disco haters. Thousands flocked to the field afterward, which became so destroyed that they forfeit the 2nd game to the Tigers - the last time in AL history.
5J5p TIL: There is an organization in Japan that provides “ejaculation care” for severely disabled patients. The name of their organization is “White Hands”.
O09L TIL when Judge Judy was offered her own TV series, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, her former bailiff, wrote her a congratulatory letter, saying: “If you ever need a bailiff, I still look good in uniform.” Judge Judy called him at home to offer him a role, which he accepted.