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TIL that the extra years on sentencing beyond death (e.g. “life without parole plus 1,000 years”) is both a symbolic way for a judge to condemn someone as truly guilty and console a victim, as well as a practical way to make it more difficult for someone to get out prison

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ODn1 TIL that Phil LaMarr, the actor who played Marvin in Pulp Fiction whom was famously shot in the face by accident, went on to be the voice of Hermes on Futurama, Samurai Jack and many more animated characters.
1kx7 TIL economic models suggest a policy of completely open borders worldwide would increase world GDP by between 50 and 150 percent
pv7G TIL That Adolf Hitler was a serial prankster and would often perform callous pranks on his staff, one which ended with close friend Ernst Hanfstaengl beleiving he was being set up on a suicide mission leading him to escape to Switzerland where he betrayed some of Hitler’s most intimate secrets
YZPx TIL that during the Kosovo War (1998-99) as many as 300 people were abducted and killed for an international organ harvesting and trafficking network.
NXwGQ TIL Louis B. Mayer created the AMPAS (which runs the Oscars) to curb unions, and created the awards ceremony because "I found that the best way to handle [filmmakers] was to hang medals all over them... If I got them cups and awards they’d kill themselves to produce what I wanted."