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TIL a newly detected fracture suggests that tectonic forces are pulling the continents together once again.

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Y78x7 TIL bank reports for cases of check fraud in the US (for both business and personal accounts) more than tripled between 2018 (135,968 cases) and 2022 (451,852 cases).
DQLeJ TIL the town of Honiton, UK has a "Hot Penny Day" a recreation of a 13th century tradition where wealthy people would heat pennies on the stove, throw them into the streets and laugh at the poor people who picked them up.
R79X4 TIL a mob member hired an architect to design his house, then murdered the architect when the architect asked for a bill
L8a9 TIL a group of vultures in flight is called a “kettle” while a group sitting in a tree is called a “committee” and a group eating is called a “wake”.
Y7nRZ TIL: While in office, President Jimmy Carter had to physically defend himself from a rabbit.