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TIL about Benford's Law aka the first digit law which states in number sets all throughout nature including some very personal details about human beings; the aggregate numbers that will occur are in an almost predictable pattern.

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8alDG TIL Louis Armstrong tricked Richard Nixon into carrying several of his bags through customs for him. One of the successfully transported bags contained 3 pounds of marijuana, making Nixon an unintentional mule.
loRZV TIL a New Zealand wild Kea parrot snatched £600 from the van of a Scottish tourist out taking photos; a Canadian couple told him: "We’ve just seen that bird take something out of your van." He reported the theft to police who laughed. Kea are known car vandals, reported to break off wing mirrors.
Oj97 TIL: Pedophiles have symbols they use to identify each other. A big hollow heart, with little triangles inside for boys, hearts for girls.
JY9r4 TIL in 1985, a teenage kid in Detroit was beaten up so badly, he severely injured his face, legs and back. He recovered from the injuries and grew up to become one of the most successful rap artists of all time under the stage name Eminem
EgdGo TIL Panther is not a single species but is a term that is most often used to describe a black jaguar or a black leopard.