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TIL all the numbers on the roulette wheel add up to 666.

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R5Bd8 TIL media tycoon Kerry Packer once paid off a cocktail waitress' $130,000 mortage after he accidentally bumped into her, causing her to spill her drinks. Another time, he paid off a cocktail waitress' $150,000 mortage as a tip for good service.
g50A TIL that there’s a lake in Africa that turns animals into stone
aKxo TIL in 2010 a prank show aired on Iraqi TV where fake bombs were put under celebrities cars. The celebrities were busted at checkpoints and threatened with prison time and execution.
loWQV TIL that under Texas state law, schoolchildren must say the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States, followed by a separate pledge to the state of Texas, followed by a full minute of silence.
b90Np TIL since 2018, the Circus Roncalli in Germany has entirely eliminated the use of live animals. Using 11 projectors, holographic acts replicate traditional circus fare, like a performing elephant, an ethereal ring of horses galloping around, even a huge goldfish hovering in the middle of the arena.