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TIL That One Million Dollars of Monopoly money has been transported by private plane and armored car

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kJ6a7 TIL about the Barkley Marathon - a 55 mile race that retraces the path of escaped prisoner Jame Earl Ray (killed MLK). It has been run annually for over 30 years but only 15 entrants have ever finished.
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BNAd TIL on November 5, 1995, a deranged man entered the home of the Canadian Prime Minister with the intention of assassinating him. He was thwarted in his attempt when the wife of the Prime Minister simply locked their bedroom door.
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