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TIL that in 1958, a man decided to name his son "Winner". Three years later, he had another son who he named "Loser". "Winner" became a hardened criminal and "Loser" became a detective.

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ORm7 TIL A man tried to rob two banks after covering his face with lemon juice in the mistaken belief that, because lemon juice is usable as invisible ink, it would prevent his face from being recorded on surveillance cameras.
grVGA Today I learned that the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was originally going to be called "A Week with Willi the Worm", but Eric Carle's editor suggested changing the worm to a caterpillar because a caterpillar would be a more likable protagonist.
Y7gVB TIL: China has more land reclaimed than the top 2-20 countries combined. Over 13,000 square kilometers (5000+ square miles)
jAbM TIL Chris Rock snuck a 15 yo make a wish kid a copy of Pamela Anderson’s sex tape [@12:33]
45L6 TIL in 1995 a man in Australia attempted suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a shotgun. When that didn’t work he used a pistol to shoot himself in the head, then used the shotgun again on his throat and finally died after one last shotgun blast to the heart