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TIL that the average Bugatti customer owns about 84 cars, 3 jets and one yacht

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JYbEj TIL that a Kentucky man escaped from jail after a friend of his faxed the prison a false demand for his release from a grocery store. It took two weeks for the authorities to realize their mistake and start looking for him. He was found at his mother’s house.
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M7rmb TIL that 1. Sir Jason Kenny 2. Sir Chris Hoy 3. Sir Steve Redgrave and 4. Sir Mo Farah who have respectively the most, 2nd most, 3rd most and 4th most olympic gold medals for Great Britain share the same birthday 23rd March (exactly 9 months after 23 June International olympic day)
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