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TIL the oldest known crocodile, "Mr. Freshie," lived to be an estimated 140 years old after being captured and rehabilitated by Steve Irwin and his team at the Australia Zoo

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dV0d TIL While in the British Army, David Niven was arrested for insubordination. He got his guard drunk, escaped out a window and headed to America to become an actor.
4Xo7X TIL of the Deflategate scandal, where American footballer Tom Brady was accused of ordering the footballs to be deflated, resulting in him being suspended for four games.
n7Gb TIL Pablo Picasso would often make a sketch on his checks before signing them, knowing no one would cash them since they were now worth more than the face value of the check.
4XK9J TIL in 2008 the council of the British city of Birmingham printed 360,000 leaflets that featured an image of the skyline of Birmingham, Alabama. The council then said that it was meant to be a "generic skyline picture".
gMK44 TIL In 2013, the state of Mississippi officially ratified the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. Until that time, the state had not submitted the required documents for it to officially complete the ratification process.