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TIL in 1975, Joel Kaplan escaped from a prison in Mexico without breaking a single law. He didn't bribe or assault the guards since they were on a break, the helicopter and plane used in his breakout were bought legally, his flight followed FAA guidelines, and he entered the US with his real name.

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bGdN TIL that Pantheism is belief that God did not create the universe, but rather the universe is God
b95Ya TIL that the north star is 4000 times brighter than our sun. The light we see when we look at the north star was generated in the year 1587, and it has been traveling through space for 434 years to reach us.
M4aA TIL that on 4/16/2007 Prof. Liviu Librescu, a Holocaust Survivor, held the door of his classroom closed whilst the Virginia Tech Shooter attempted egress, shooting Liviu five times through the door. Liviu enabled all but 1 of his 23 students to escape and survive. Liviu did not.
D1Akg TIL the first can opener was patented 160 years ago, on January 5, 1858, fifty years after the can was invented. Prior to its invention, people used hammers and chisels to open cans.
5V5WQ TIL that in 2009 a man checked into a hotel in Sligo, Ireland, gave a fake name and paid in cash. He then got rid of all his possessions and sadly completed suicide. He had cut out all the tags from his clothes so nobody is even sure what country he was from. The case is still unsolved today.