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TIL that Nick Mason, the drummer for Pink Floyd, competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race five times and completed it twice.

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4kd5J TIL In 1999, India had to use snake charmers to secure a cricket ground after a right-wing group threatened to release venomous snakes to stop a cricket match
J1l1k TIL of Ronald McIntosh. He was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for escaping prison, stealing a helicopter, and landing it at another prison’s exercise yard to pick up his convict girlfriend Samantha Lopez. They were caught 10 days later by the FBI.
rmbx TIL That for the Super Bowl Final they hire a cameraman to run onto the pitch to shoot the jingle “I’m going to Disney World!” of whoever Disney paid to say it if they win. Millions of dollars ride on his shoulders.
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