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TIL an Alaska senior was quoted $65,000 for his dental work. He ended up flying and driving 3,700 miles to Mexico in order to get the entire operation done for $3,000.

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XE8j6 TIL that in 2019, an Australian pig stole beer cans, became drunk, then started a fight with a cow
ANWpB TIL that, in 1844, while dignitaries were visiting the USS Princeton, a gun exploded, killing the Secretaries of State and Defense. President Tyler was belowdecks. Afterwards, he carries away the fainted daughter of one of the dead dignitaries. He marries her a few months later, making her First Lad
BgBok TIL that an ex-soldier, Tony Wittman raided an animal shelter, The Lost Dogs' Home, in Melbourne in 2021 to get his cat back. Armed with a toy gel riffle and in military gear, he took a worker hostage, demanding the cat's location. Wittman, later citing PTSD, was sentenced to six years in jail​.
rRaee TIL a Srilankan church mistakenly printed Hail Mary by 2pac instead of the actual prayer
MexAV TIL of the Thud experiment where participants faked hallucinations to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital but then acted normal. They were forced to take antipsychotic drugs to be released.