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TIL on New Years Eve of 1999, Brad Pitt played a prank where he bribed the Mexican Government to cut the power and phone lines of a resort and send in troops to arrest one of his friends on drug charges.

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J1r8k TIL about Robledo Puch, "The Angel of Death". Convicted at 20 years old for 11 murders and 17 armed robberies. After his arrest his mother attempted suicide and his father blamed him for it, angering Puch and threatening to kill him upon release. He's spent the last 52 years in an Argentinian prison
9Yn4M TIL The UK has an Alarming 50% Higher Death per 100k rate Than The US!!!
8a8GK TIL that the 1982 video game "Ms. Pac-Man" was created as a response to the fact that a majority of Pac-Man players were female.
x6JG5 TIL that lenticular clouds are often mistaken for UFOs? These stationary, lens-shaped clouds form at high altitudes, usually over mountains, and can appear to hover in the sky. Their smooth, saucer-like appearance and vivid colors at sunrise or sunset contribute to their otherworldly look, making th
Oo1wL TIL that Iceland has the highest number of authors per head, and one in ten icelandic people will publish a book in their lifetime