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TIL Gabe Kaplan, well known from the show Welcome Back Kotter, is a successful professional poker player

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D1lBj TIL that when museum couldn't open an antique safe, it sought help online. A volunteer figured out the combination, only to find that it contained a door with a keyed lock. An antique key was eventually found to fit the lock, and the safe was opened containing only a single paperclip.
abWy TIL Bald Eagles go through a crazy color transformation: the first five years they gradually change; the beak turns from black to yellow, the eyes from brown to pale yellow, body feathers from mottled to dark brown, and head and tail feathers from mottled to solid white.
VBvDG TIL Of Florida's "Negro Fort", Which Was Run By African Americans From 1815 - 1816
jNv4R TIL about Liliana Cáceres, the Colombian who in 1997 faked a multiple pregnancy of nine by stuffing her clothes with rags. This was her plot to prevent her boyfriend from leaving her. The woman drew the attention of her community and news outlets before discovering that it was all a lie.
yQDPp TIL A Twist Ending to the TV Show St Elsewhere Has Fueled a Fan Theory That It and Every Show it Crossed Over With Took Place Inside The Mind Of An Autistic Teenage Boy; Well Over 200 Shows And Even Movies Are Implicated