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TIL That Frank Zappa introduced the Credit Card concept to Czechoslovakia in 1990 after he was named Special Ambassador to the West on Trade, Culture and Tourism.

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xRjo TIL that a baboon gang roamed around Cape Town, led by Fred the baboon, and were pursued for 3 years by police after they became notorious for raiding cars, assaulting and interfering with tourists.
BrX4k TIL in 1975 Ingo Bethke escaped from East Germany by floating on an air mattress across the Elbe. 8 years later his brother Holger fled East Berlin by firing an arrow with a rope tied to it and zip lining accross. The two then flew their brother Egbert over the wall on a homemade ultralight in 1989.
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Zpx5B TIL The place where Julius Caesar was murdered has been a fenced in sanctuary for feral cats until now. House of Bulgari has restored it and made it a place the public can tour.