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TIL Mr. Rogers made a legendary Emmy acceptance speech that shut everybody up & left people in tears

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wo68Y TIL that the total mass of the asteroid belt is significantly less than Pluto's
NXrnJ TIL A Man walked the 19,000-mile coastline of the UK
nnXb TIL in Finland most fines are tied to the income of the offender to ensure that both they can afford it, and that it will adequately hurt. One Nokia executive was hit with a $103,600 ticket for driving 15kph over the limit believed to be the most expensive speeding ticket ever.
mOjR TIL a man from Texas died after attempting to play Russian roulette with a semi-automatic pistol. He was apparently unaware that semi-automatic pistols automatically insert a cartridge into the firing chamber when the gun is cocked. He was posthumously awarded a Darwin Award.
8rxV TIL to save time for workers constructing the new World Trade Center, a Subway restaurant pod was put on hydraulic legs next to tower cranes so that it could be moved up the building as it was built.