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TIL that the dairy industry once lost 420 million dollars to a genetic flaw in a single bull

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oJOE TIL in 2010, when Tokyo officials went to congratulate the oldest man in the city on his 111th birthday, they instead found his skeletal remains on his bed. He had been dead for 30 years and the family was taking in the pension money he was still receiving.
BEne TIL in the early days of football, an incomplete pass resulted in a 15-yard penalty, and a pass that dropped without being touched was a turnover.
mmMR TIL general Erwin Rommel found himself several times behind Allied lines. On one occasion, he stumbled across an allied field hospital. They were low on supplies and he promised to bring medical supplies, after which he drove off unhindered. Later he returned with the promised medical supplies
P1bG TIL that “Hello” only came about in the 19th centuary and became popular chiefly due to the word being easy to hear on early telephones.
5YVxp TIL That one of the outtakes from an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm exonerated a man charged with first degree murder, who claimed he was at an LA Dodgers game. During the filming of the episode "The Carpool Lane", he was caught on video in the crowd, thereby confirming his alibi.