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TIL Justin Bieber was banned by Ferrari from buying certain cars because he modified his new Ferrari in his first year of ownership, violating their terms and conditions

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LkMMZ TIL Margrethe II, the queen of Denmark, felt compelled to draw illustrations for The Lord of the Rings in the 70s and sent them to Tolkien himself. He noted her style was quite similar to his own. Her drawings were used as a basis for the illustrations in the Danish translation of the books.
oRdmr TIL about the 1991 Andover tornado. The F4 tornado made a direct hit on McConnell AFB and narrowly missed striking 10 B-1B bombers, 2 of which were armed with nuclear weapons
oBJGE TIL that the dubstep violinist and dancer Lindsey Stirling was a competitor on America's Got Talent, where she was told by the judges that she wasn't good enough to both dance and play at the same time, and that she'd have more success as part of a group
4XxyJ TIL: among the feral animals in the Australian Outback are Peacocks. Feral Peafowl prey on snakes but are preyed upon by Dingo
mxvPx TIL that marketing firm Exactis leaked over 340 million records of personal information on public unprotected servers (data including but not limited to age and gender of children, addresses, pets, smoking habits, etc) and this breach affects nearly every single American.