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TIL that 3 years ago, 8 men successfully stole $50M worth of diamonds

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vABr TIL a shipping container filled with millions of Lego pieces fell into the sea off Cornwall in 1997. But instead of remaining at the bottom of the ocean, they are still washing up on Cornish beaches today.
wJX1 TIL that during filming of The Usual Suspects director Bryan Singer managed to convince all the major actors that they were Keyser Soze. When Gabriel Byrne first watched the film he was so stunned that he wasn’t Keyser Soze that he stormed off into the parking lot and argued with Singer for an hour.
B9JW TIL of the Forty Elephants, or Forty Thieves; an all-female shoplifting ring that operated in London from the 1870s to the 1950s.
nWx17 TIL the invasive destructive trailing ant can chew through rubber and plastic, and has damaged car tires and ignition systems. In 1922, it was even reported that these ants infested a research lab, killed several lab mice and attacked the scientists.
gMxpD TIL about truth default theory. Most people will not be able detect deception among those who are part of their culture, instead believing until there is a massive amount of evidence that says otherwise.