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TIL that the London Bridge in Lake Havasu, Arizona is the same bridge that spanned the Thames river in London, England, relocated in 1968.

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ddMd TIL in India there is a statue of Jesus where water was mysteriously dripping from its toes. Worshipers would collect and sometimes drink the ‘holy water’. A man traced the source of the water to a clogged toilet behind the wall condensing on the statue. He had to flee the country as a result.
nerr9 TIL that Eddie Tipton, an information-security director for the lottery, rigged the random number generator system and was able to tell what numbers would be drawn. He won jackpots for many friends and family members over several years and wasn't caught until he bought a lottery ticket worth $16.5m.
agbA TIL that Mexico is world’s fattest country with a 32.8 percent adult obesity rate, surpassing United States’ 31.8 obesity rate
yErl TIL whenever staff members at a panda center in China have to interact with a cub, they put on panda costumes sprayed with panda urine in order to limit human contact
7JVp TIL Macaulay Culkin bought Marilyn Manson his first pack of cigarettes