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TIL in 2003, billionaire Eddie Lampert was kidnapped by two men and placed blindfolded in a motel bathroom. Then, his captors made a mistake: they ordered pizza with his credit card. Lampert was then able to negotiate with them that it was better to let him go. The kidnappers were caught within days

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6vL8 TIL Samuel L Jackson originally intended to be a marine biologist before switching his major.
gv09 TIL that the youngest medically recorded mother was 5 years old. Her son was born healthy and was raised believing that his mom was his sister.
XEj78 TIL Pope's cannot be an organ ( eyes, kidneys, bone marrow etc.) donor as his body is deemed to sacred to be transferred to ordinary person.
16yMd TIL: In 1992-1993, while on the run from authorities, Pablo Escobar and his family were hiding in the mountains of Colombia. During one freezing night, his daughter complained about being cold. To keep her warm, and without any other material, Escobar burned $2 million worth stacks of cash
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