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TIL an eighth grade girl was detained by police after she attempted to buy her lunch with a 2 dollar bill. After bringing the bill to the bank, they determined it was real

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XVBX TIL: Huddie Ledbetter also known as “Lead Belly” was convicted on charges of murder and attempted murder, Lead Belly literally sang his way to freedom, receiving pardons from the governors of Texas and Louisiana. He would eventually be inducted into the Rock-N-Roll hall of fame.
xRo5 TIL Michael Crichton, the screenwriter of Jurassic Park, had a novel (Disclosure) and a television show (ER) reach U.S. number one at the same time the film did in 1994. He is the only person to achieve these hits simultaneously.
n5RG TIL there’s a giant underground cavern in Japan filled with distilled water and light sensors, used to detect subatomic particles called neutrinos.
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