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TIL Gary Oldman is younger than Gary Numan

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QJdVd TIL in 2016, a K5 security robot accidentally ran over a 16-month-old toddler and then drove off, in what’s surely one of the first robotic hit and runs.
R7191 TIL the man who crafted the original California Bear flag during the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846 (William L. Todd) was Mary Todd Lincoln’s nephew.
1awnd TIL there is a McDonald’s ‘gold card’ that allows the cardholder free McDonald’s food. The gold cards vary from person to person, however Bill Gates’ card grants him a lifetime of unlimited free food worldwide.
neWpP TIL That Pope Francis opted out of the classic Popemobile and chose a blue Ford Focus
lodxK TIL that there is an actual metal pole that marks the south pole. Aside from the ceremonial pole, there is a much smaller pole that must be replaced regularly to account for changing conditions.