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TIL a guy posted an ad on craigslist looking for workers for a fake cleanup job. He was actually using them as a distraction for an armor car robbery.

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kJaMB TIL There is a Sasquatch Park in British Columbia, as the legendary Bigfoot is said to have roamed the area
Oo5ka TIL A key symptom of depression is anhedonia, typically defined as the loss of ability to experience pleasure. It is a core feature of depression, but it is also one of the most treatment-resistant symptoms. Using ketomine, researchers found over-activity in the brain blunting reward seeking
D0DY TIL there is a type of video photography that makes real life look like highly detailed miniatures. It’s called Tilt-Shift Photography, and it looks uncanny.
e0nYb TIL doves were traditionally released during the opening ceremony of the Olympics games, until Seoul 1988. Several of the birds, instead of flying away, settled on the cauldron housing the Olympic flame and were subsequently incinerated in front of the crowd when it was lit.
yQK1J TIL of the sawback bayonet. When plunged into the enemy, this style of blade pulled out the victim’s insides when removed, causing an exceptionally painful death. French and British soldiers would execute captured germans on sight who were in possession of the blade.