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TIL- A retired man from Kansas robbed a bank in 2017 but stuck around until the police showed up. He left a note to his wife saying he'd rather be in jail that at home with her. He was sentenced to house arrest.

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eKyD TIL: The quintessentially 40’s-mid 60’s American futuristic Jetsonesque architecture (think Back To The Future, bowling alleys, diners etc) which includes monuments such as the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign and the Seattle “Space Needle” is known as “Googie”
Oo8A4 TIL of ball lightning. Not taken seriously by scientists until the 60s , it is said to be a ball of light seen during a thunderstorm that appear to move on their own. it is a rare and unexplained phenomenon and has only recently been studied by scientists.
41Na TIL the term “junkie” comes from the fact that recreational heroin users in the early 1900s would collect and sell scrap metal to pay for their heroin.
8aoKa TIL Microsoft's iconic Solitaire game for Windows was developed in 1988 by then intern Wes Cherry out of boredom. He received no royalties.
gM4db TIL Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons into in Alaska. The oil slick killed 250,000 seabirds, 3,000 otters, 300 seals and 22 killer whales. The captain of the ship let unlicensed third mate to steer the ship to a well known hazard-Bligh Reef.