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TIL A man whose car bore a license plate reading 'NO PLATE' received notices for thousands of unpaid parking tickets.

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P17VL TIL a B-17 gunner named Maynard Harrison Smith put out an ammunition fire during a battle by urinating on it. He later earned a Medal of Honor.
5YgX8 TIL: About the Trojan Room coffee pot at the University of Cambridge which is said to be the inspiration for the first webcam. In 1991 it put a live picture of the office coffee pot on peoples desktops pc’s of the local office LAN so people wouldn’t make a wasted trip.
PpRe TIL the last time olympic medals were made of pure gold was 1912, now a gold medal only needs to be covered with 6 grams of pure gold
m1GEp TIL that Fiesta, a snack sold by Ferrero (Nutella’s brand) in Italy and targeted to the entire family, contains 8.5% liqueur.
Z8w0o TIL that Scar’s real name is Taka, which in Swahili translates to “garbage,” meaning that Mufassa's and Scar’s parents named them “King” and “garbage." Ouch.