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TIL that the FBI has a rapid deployment Art Crime Team consisting of 20 special agents. Since its conception in 2004, it has recovered over 15,000 items valued at over $800,000,000

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nWlWG TIL the Battle of Nechtansmere in 685 was one of the most significant in Britain, because it smashed the power of the Angles, allowing the Saxons to dominate to the south, and prevented what became Scotland from being absorbed by the rest of Britain
RAeQ TIL Elaine’s father only made one appearance on Seinfeld (in “The Jacket”) because the actor Lawrence Tierney “scared the living crap out of all of us,” said Jason Alexander. He stole a knife from the set and reenacted a scene from Psycho making threatening motions towards Seinfeld.
oEY8 TIL Joseph Williams contributed the “singing voice” for adult Simba in The Lion King. Joseph was the lead singer for the band Toto, who wrote a hit song called “Africa.”
gyKb TIL of the Greenland shark, that eats polar bears, and can live up to 500 years old.
w7yo TIL the 65’ Eiffel Tower in Paris, TX had a giant cowboy hat added after construction of a 70’ tower in Paris, TN, making it slightly larger.