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TIL that Calvin Coolidge awoke to a burglar in his hotel room, talked the burglar out of robbing him, loaned him $32, and told him how to leave without being arrested

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BrO7x TIL that Pacific Bell spent $40 million to put its employees through a training program based on the teachings of Russian mystic George Gurdjieff—to supposedly open their eyes to a "higher-level" consciousness. The program was halted after the Californian utility regulator launched a public inquiry.
WkRo8 TIL in the USSR, there was a course where every student was required to assemble an AK47 under a time limit in order to graduate from high school (начальная военная подготовка).
GYM5Q TIL that the Corinth Canal's construction was started in the first century but abandoned and completed only in 1893
WeYA TIL - In 1997, nearly five million bits of ironically “ocean themed” Lego fell into the sea when a huge wave hit a container ship. This sprung up collector groups and the most treasured rare item is the black octopus.
OoZy7 TIL Dr Sanduk Ruit who is an opthalmologist from Nepal has personally restored the eye sight of over 130,000 people across Asia and Africa for free of cost, he also restored the sight of 1000 N. Koreans in 2006 visit there