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TIL a 2013 Justin Bieber concert at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa was rocked by an elaborate heist were the thieves made off with over 3 million rand (300,000 dollars) and were never caught.

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Egx0W TIL not only do Sea Cucumbers breathe through their butt…other sea creatures also use an inhale anus contraction as a chance to sneak inside the sea cucumber for shelter
WN48 TIL that despite being the original writer of ‘All Along the Watchtower’, Bob Dylan said that “ever since [Jimi Hendrix] died I’ve been doing it that way… Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it’s a tribute to him in some kind of way.”
GZO7 TIL Kars 4 Kids, invests less than half of their donations to Kids, and instead loses millions on failed real estate holdings and religious conversion day camps. They’re being investigated by the attorney general’s office in two states.
jGMn TIL that a gypsy boxer in Nazi Germany was threatened by the Nazis to throw his next match. He came into that match with his hair dyed blonde and with whiteface. He took blows for five rounds like he was asked before collapsing. The boxers name was Johann Trollmann
rRlWx TIL During the Depression, Post Toasties (now Post Consumer Brands) decided to use cartoon animals on its boxes and paid its cartoonist $1.5 million in the first year. That artist was Walt Disney, and he used the earnings to build the Disney empire.