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TIL The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries

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7GOZ TIL that Vincent van Gogh put candles in his hat so he could paint at night, walked ridiculously fast, was a widow-chaser, and never once signed his paintings “Van Gogh”.
8lN4 TIL that Compton, CA has a drive-thru funeral home that’s bulletproof. It’s a popular place for gang member funerals.
W749Y TIL about 'Balconing' in Ibiza, a phenomenon in which intoxicated party goers die or are injured by acting wildly on the balconies of the hotel establishments where they have stayed
v1BbL TIL Mt. Everest is actually not the tallest mountain on Earth, instead it has the tallest elevation or highest point above sea level. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the actual tallest mountain, however most of it is underwater so it is often discredited.
Z8e8Q TIL of Barra Airport in Scotland, the only airport in the world where scheduled flights use a tidal beach as the runway, thus the flight schedule varies with the tides.