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TIL in 2009 a man dressed as Santa robbed a Tennessee bank claiming he needed the money to "pay his elves"

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nEZ7 TIL the cartoon Mucha Lucha was the first TV-aired series made entirely with Adobe Flash
awgvN TIL that when the Mars lander Beagle 2 failed, it was assumed that the landing system failed and blame was placed on Colin Pillinger, lead scientist. After this he wasn't allowed to lead any more missions. He died a year before the lander was discovered intact, proving the landing system worked fine
kOZEd TIL fines were introduced to decrease the number of parents late to pickup their child from school. This actually doubled them, because people felt their tardiness was okay because they paid the fine for it.
5YYrQ TIL a 2004 study estimated the sustainable limit to the world population to be 7.7 billion people. As of October 2017, the estimated global population is 7.6 billion people.
BgBJr TIL that Doritos are flammable and can be used as kindling for starting fires. They burn for a long time and can be very handy in a pinch.