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TIL woolly mammoths were still alive while the Great Pyramids were being built.

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LB1P TIL Creed put on such a bad show in 2002 at Allstate Arena that a $2,000,000 class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all the fans in atendance
nL87 TIL after having their houses renovated on the TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, many families have gone into foreclosure due to huge increases in property taxes, and cost of utility bills.
kJ6E7 TIL In Kenya, a number of cases have been reported in the 2010s of thieves selling transformer oil, stolen from transformers, to the operators of roadside food stalls for use in deep frying. When used for frying, it is reported that transformer oil lasts much longer than regular cooking oil.
P1bmg TIL about the Mossdale Caverns tragedy. A party of ten went into it, and four of them left after three hours. When one of the four returned and found the entrance flooded, she alerted rescuers, but the water made entry impossible. Five were found dead the next day and the sixth the day after.
QGAM TIL 70 years ago today, Allied troops linked up with the French resistance. Within 24 hours, Paris was liberated from the Nazis.