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Xp16 TIL the largest bank heist in history was $1 Billion US Dollars stolen from a Central Bank just hours before the US began bombing Iraq. The weapon that made this heist possible was a note, signed by Saddam Hussein. It took over 5 hours to load the money onto the trucks.
yQ1nv TIL that starting in 2018, the Canadian government has made admission to all national parks, historic sites, and marine conservation areas free for kids 17 and under. Stating, that by connecting with nature, youth would gain a better understanding of the need to protect it for generations to come
5VPGr TIL a 79 year old woman at a dodgers baseball game in 2018 was killed when struck by a foul ball in the cheek
b9PBE TIL that the character Roz Doyle (played by Peri Gilpin in Frasier 1993-2003) is named as a tribute to a producer of the television series Wings (having the same creators as Frasier), who died from breast cancer in 1991
rN4Wx TIL Britain's consent was required for America's nuclear bombing of Japan, due to a treaty on nuclear research during WWII