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TIL Charles Manson has spent only four years outside of prison since the age of 15.

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7rjNx TIL that the Ancient Egyptian text Debate Between a Man and His Soul is about a man deeply unhappy with life without the will to continue to live, saying one cannot find friends anymore and that nobody is good anymore. It is considered the oldest text on depression. It ends on a positive note.
j6eon TIL the New Zealand army helped in making the LOTR films by filling as Soldiers and Orcs
8a0e8 TIL about the real-life Lord of the Flies, i.e. what happened when six teenage boys were shipwrecked on a deserted island for 15 months
P1x8w TIL Walt Disney World in Florida offers Private VIP tours. The cost is $450 to $900 per hour, with a 7 hour minimum. Each participant must also separately purchase theme park admission.
d8JnB TIL in 1968, four submarines sunk belonging to Russia, the USA, France and Israel, with no clear and obvious cause for the sinkings.