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TIL - Michael Schumacher donated $10m in aid after the Indian Ocean Tsunami. This surpassed the amount given by any other individual, sports team/league, corporation, and even some countries. Schumacher's bodyguard Burkhard Cramer, and Cramer's two sons, were killed in the tsunami.

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pYGN8 TIL that the US post office turns children’s letters to Santa into a giant gift registry that allows citizens to fulfill children’s Christmas wishes
v1144 TIL Japan's prime minister sends you a silver cup when you turn 100
69YAm TIL during a soccer match in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a lightning strike killed all 11 members of the opposing team. The home team came out unharmed.
pnw4 TIL bat bombs are large bomb casings that would open above cities and release bats with small, timed incendiary bombs. The bats would find somewhere to roost, and the city would burn down.
R1W9 TIL Neil Armstrong’s astronaut application form arrived a week past the deadline. His friend Dick Day saw the late arrival of the application and slipped it into the pile before anyone noticed.