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TIL A man escaped prison using a cardboard box aka Solid Snake syle

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ovNL TIL Stanley from The Office is an aspiring pop artist. His first single was entitled “2 Be Simple”.
D6lp TIL Lake Vostok, the 16th largest lake in the world, was only confirmed to exist in 1993. It’s located in Antarctica beneath a 4km ice sheet. The average water temperature is around −3 °C; it remains liquid below freezing point because of high pressure from the weight of the ice above it
ybJa TIL If a wild boar gets loose in St. Paul or Minneapolis the Commissioner of Agriculture himself has to go out and capture that wild boar by law.
j61oa TIL In early 2000 there's a blind guy named Brice Mellen who became a pro at video games like Mortal Kombat and Soul Caliber 2 just by listening to the sounds, beating anyone who dared challenge him.