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TIL that a man spent $600 A DAY on the Florida Lotto, racking up $600,000 debt before hitting the jackpot

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GYOLj TIL Spike Milligan, member of comedy team The Goons, joked after fellow member Harry Secombe sang at Peter Sellers' funeral, "I hope you die before me because I don't want you singing at my funeral." 22 years later, at Milligan's memorial, Secombe's son played a recording of his late father singing.
VMoam TIL that when a bald eagle loses a feather on one wing, it molts a matching feather on the other wing.
ner8B TIL in 1998, at least 15 bodies were discovered in Benjamin Franklin's basement, including 6 that were from children. There is still no clear evidence to why they are there.
j68xM TIL that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is inclined by only 4 degrees (3.97 to be precise)
neyXo TIL that Series 2 of the British sitcom Dad's Army has three episodes and two Christmas specials missing. This was because the BBC wiped them and reused the video tape to save money and storage.