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TIL that Ubar, Iram of the Pillars (Lost city in Uncharted 3) was already discovered in Southwest Oman thanks to satellite radar technology, which suggests the city fall into a sinkhole as a result of drawing too much water.

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ADZbg TIL in an effort to meet girls Bill Gates hacked his school computers to enroll him into classes where he was the only boy. The scheme did not work as Gates lacked the social skills and admits he was "below average on talking to girls"
MWPW TIL after the White House was burned during the War of 1812, President James Madison spent the rest of his time as president living and conducting business from The Octagon House, which he rented for about $500
egY6 TIL that a man tried to cash a cheque he got in some junk mail for $95,000 and the bank did it!
65w TIL In ‘n’ Out Burger used to let customers add as many extra patties with cheese as they wanted to their burgers until one group of 8 ordered one with 100 patties which contained 19450 kcals
1PPX TIL that the current Donkey Kong character is not the same as the villain that appeared in the 1980’s arcade games. The original DK is the character now known as Cranky Kong.