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TIL A Group of Owls Is Called A Parliament

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PYrMw TIL about Joseph Jagger, the man who won 7.5 million dollars in Monte Carlo because he knew by industry how roulette wheels were rigged.
wo7vP TIL about Eric the Eel's improvement. He famously won his heat in the 100 m freestyle at the Sydney Olympics, despite setting the worst time in Olympic history at 1:52, as his 2 opponents were disqualified. Incredibly, he shaved 1 minute off that time within 6 years of training starting as an adult.
ZavQ TIL The creators of Breaking Bad made a real savewalterwhite.com, and it has raised over $125,000 for The National Cancer Coalition
dlo8 TIL 48% of men rated emotional dissatisfaction as the primary reason they cheated on their spouse. While only 12% of cheating men said their mistress was more physically attractive than their wife.
P1Lkg TIL about Blackout Cake, sometimes called Brooklyn Blackout Cake, which is a chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding and topped with chocolate cake crumbs. It was invented during WWII by a Brooklyn bakery, Ebinger's, in recognition of the mandatory blackouts to protect the Brooklyn Navy Yard.