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TIL The James Bond film Goldeneye has a tank chase scene filmed in St.Petersburg, Russia. Using the utmost care, the crew staged stunts and explosions in the historic heart of the city. Crew members spent a week emptying around 90,000 cans of Perrier for the stunt sequence

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WkmeN TIL about Project GUNMAN, the discovery of primitive keylogging technology installed by the KGB into the IBM Selectric typewriters used in the US Embassy in Moscow, enabling the Soviets to steal US secrets for eight years.
ODaY TIL Bill Murray was arrested in 1970 for trying to smuggle 10 pounds of marijuana through a Chicago airport
X1nQ TIL that, in an effort to reduce drunk driving, every New Years Eve the AAA will tow your car and give you a lift home for free, even if you’re not a member (not available in all states)
rRg8W TIL in the early 20th century, getting drunk and riding a pig was considered one of the most extreme sports known to man.
5YXAr TIL Jawdat Ibrahim, an Arab Israeli man, won $22m the Illinois lottery in 1990 and used his winnings to develop his home village of Abu Ghosh. The hummus restaurant he opened there has been used to host Israel-Palestine peace talks, and set the world record for largest Hummus.