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TIL Pirate Bay supporters sent $5,000 of flowers to a professor that defended TPB in court, to give to his wife

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DQ56p TIL the Largest Train Robbery in U.S. History occurred in Suburban Chicago in 1924. During "The Rondout Train Robbery" in Lake County, IL over $2 Million Dollars ($35 Million in 2023) was stolen from a Mail Train's Clerks by the Newton Boys and their accomplices, which included a Postal Inspector.
6g7X TIL that because sounds in the minor key can make us sad & ones in the major key can make us happy, prolonged ambient noises in our surroundings [A/C motor, fridge running, dial-tones, beeps, etc] can actually have an effect on our moods.
9YXgD TIL that during Napoleon's exile on Saint Helena, no ship could leave the island until the governor laid eyes on him to make sure he doesn't escape. Napoleon sometimes hid just to cause problems to ships trying to leave the harbour
AD6Yl TIL that CNN pays airports to show news on their TVs. It's not normal CNN but a special version that excludes any stories about plane crashes.
7Jk7 TIL: Some cash machines in London have a Cockney language setting.