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TIL a twenty-year-old obsessed with a movie about a heist stole $215,000 from the bank he worked for and disappeared. His whereabouts are still unknown.

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RZJj TIL Taurine, a common ingredient in energy drinks, was first isolated from the bile of an ox, but now is synthesized in labs. Cat food is required by law to contain taurine, since cats without a taurine-rich diet will go blind, and lose their hair and teeth.
a9y TIL that Henry Ford was a Nazi anti-Semitic supporter and was the first foreigner to be decorated with Nazi Germany’s Grand Cross of the German Eagle.
lbyr TIL Its been shown bronze medal winners are happier than silver medal winners. This is due to counterfactual thinking: the silver medalists are more likely to compare themselves with gold medalist, while the bronze medal winners are more likely to compare themselves with 4th place finishers.
V4ep TIL that a boy was allowed to change his own name when he was 9 years old. Today, he is Dr. Loki Skylizard and he is a cardiothoracic surgeon from New Jersey.
MGnK TIL Hong Kong has the world’s most efficient subway system with a 99.9% on-time rate and the entire system is manage via an AI