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TIL Harry Houdini bought his own airplane and flew it in Australia just 6 years after the Wright brothers made their first flight.

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8a1DV TIL of Gourmand syndrome, a rare eating disorder caused by brain damage in the frontal lobe. The only symptom is a sudden obsessive passion for gourmet food and fine dining
1g78 TIL In 2012, Ty Warner (owner of Beanie Babies) stopped a woman and asked for directions in Santa Barbara, Calif. The woman was trying to raise money for a stem-cell procedure she needed to save her life. After learning of her condition, Warner gifted her $20,000 for the procedure
ePGn TIL in 2009 three police officers earned over $300,000 a year in Clarkstown NY, one of the safest towns in the country.
788Mr TIL the Royal family apparently weigh themselves before and after Christmas dinner
ADK8l TIL when you hold in a fart you risk can cause diverticula, pouches in the wall of the colon, to form. These pockets can become infected leading to a condition called diverticulitis.