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TIL an entire town won a $950-Million lottery jackpot except for one man

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DLjP TIL after discovering his hotel alias, Michael Jackson used to prank call Russell Crowe and say things like “‘Is Mr. Wall there? Is Mrs. Wall there? Are there any Walls there? Then what’s holding the roof up?”
Do4V TIL that a woman attempted to go through a McDonald’s Drive-Thru on horseback, where she was promptly denied service. Upon being denied service, she entered the restaurant with the horse, which then defecated.
PoRw TIL 8 people accidentally snorted LSD at a party thinking it was cocaine, resulting in doses roughly 1000x higher than normal. All recovered fully within 12 hours.
4kMQ5 TIL: the first dirty bomb was created and tested by the communist Red Guard for use against the PLA
9w75D TIL that despite the popular belief that women weren't allowed to watch the ancient Olympics because the athletes competed naked, only married women couldn't actually attend the competition. Unmarried women were welcome and the priestess of Demeter even had a privileged spot