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TIL in the 80's & 90's bank robberies were such a commonplace in Los Angeles, in 1992 there were 28 bank robberies in a single day.

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N7OKM TIL About the 'Rebecca Riots' in 19th Century Wales. Farmers would paint their faces and dress as women, calling themselves the 'daughters' of Rebecca (a biblical figure). They would riot, protest and launch attacks against landowner's and tollgates, ultimately succeeding in changing the law.
Lkg0P TIL that during the Winter War, the Soviet Union bombed Finland, afterwards claiming they were dropping food to the "starving people of Helsinki" - the Finnish dubbed the bombs "Molotov bread baskets", and in return, called their own firebombs "Molotov cocktails", as "a drink to go with the food."
rR1Kd TIL that Candy Crush Saga had a daily revenue of $633,000 from the United States section of the iOS App Store alone.
vPEMr TIL dots don't matter in your gmail address
X0EVr TIL that in 1914, 17 year old Princess Mary decided to distribute tin boxes containing small Christmas gifts to British Empire troops at the frontlines in WW1. After trying to finance it from her own allowance she set up a fund, appealed to the public and raised the equivalent of £17M today.