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TIL there is a inflatable space habitat in earth orbit since 2006 to prove that it works

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jNabn TIL that the largest amount of money ever stolen in a mugging is £291 million, stolen from a Bank of England courier in 1990 in an operation that involved the Five Families, the IRA, and Columbian drug lords
LkQZ0 TIL the legend of Finn McCool, a 54ft tall Irish giant who was said to have made the Isle of Man by throwing a clod of dirt at a rival in Scotland. When his enemy sought revenge, Finn McCool disguised himself as a baby. His rival saw the size of the child, assumed the father was GIGANTIC and fled
l8b1 TIL Roller Coaster tycoon was programmed by one guy. In Assembly.
kJ145 TIL Common Smoke detectors in Russia use weapons grade Plutonium-239 for the source.
v1MAr TIL there is a festival in India called Gore Habba. Villagers celebrate by throwing & smearing cow poop at each other. Similar to La Tomatina in Spain but replace the tomatoes with cow poop. Vids in comments.