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TIL about a tiger shark vomiting an arm which belonged to a man who disappeared a few weeks earlier, and sparked one of the most infamous crime stories in Australia.

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jYDn TIL in 2010 the owner of Segway Inc. died after accidentally driving his Segway off a cliff.
kJxE5 TIL that Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesar’s, quietly paid for Rosa Parks’ rent after learning she had been robbed and assaulted in her home at the age of 81 in 1994. He helped her move to a safer neighborhood and continued to pay her rent until she died in 2005.
gM5ly TIL that Queen Elizabeth is not the oldest state leader. The oldest leader is Mahathir Mohamad, PM of Malaysia, sitting at 94 years and 227 days
7lAP TIL Billy Joel gives away all of his front row tickets to random people in the cheap seats so that the front row isn’t always just wealthy people.
KpxR TIL that David Rockefeller, the great grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, at age 101 has recieved 7 heart transplants in his lifetime. More than anyone else alive.