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TIL in 2011, a 75 year old Georgian woman accidentally cut off internet access to almost all of Armenia while scavenging for copper to sell as scrap

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OG0jY TIL of The Divided Church at Kreuzbichl in Austria, which is divided into two sections with the viewing gallery and church seperated by an active road. Its thought to be the only seperated Church in the world.
KgRG TIL that escapes from prison by helicopter are not only a real thing, but that some criminals have escaped from prison Multiple times by helicopter
8ax1X TIL that Little Miss Muffet was eating cottage cheese, which was known as "curds and whey" during the 17th century.
xk77 TIL: Over 248 Police Officers and Firefighters in New Jersey were linked to a steroids ring in 2007.
5VYak TIL about Pan Am Flight 93, which was hijacked, along with three other airliners, and exploded only seconds after the passengers and crew had evacuated the plane