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TIL: a man modified a bulldozer into a tank and systematically destroyed several buildings in his town. Police were helpless and the rampage ended when the driver took his own life.

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aw6VZ TIL in 2014, a stalker trespassed on Keanu Reeves' home. Keanu calmly talked to the stalker and called the police, who arrived and arrested her. Three days later, a second stalker made her way into his home, took a shower in his bathroom and swam naked in his pool.
8MwG TIL in most states there is no age restriction on the purchase of e-cigarettes since they aren’t technically “tobacco products.”
BrmWL TIL: Atari released the first memory game, called Touch Me in 1974. It wasn't terribly popular, and people who saw it later assumed it was a rip-off of Milton Bradley's Simon. They also released a handheld version later.
b98bQ TIL that when people are blind from birth they don’t see black. They don’t see darkness, they just don’t see anything at all. They see less than darkness
N7mPP TIL that Screech Owls keep blind snakes as pets/housekeepers. The snakes are carried to the owl's nest, and then burrow into it and eat bugs that would otherwise pose a threat to the owl's young.