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TIL the painting "The Scream" was stolen the same day as the opening of the 1994 Olympics; the thieves left a note saying "thanks for the poor security"

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QLja TIL When they return to Earth, astronauts have to fill out government travel vouchers as if they were on regular business trip. Link to Apollo 11 voucher in comments.
N76X8 TIL Burr tried to start his own country in Mexico after the duel with Hamilton
VBnG0 TIL the meerkat is the world's most murderous mammal with 20% of all meerkats being violently killed by another meerkat, most commonly their mother, sister, or aunt
699QX TIL: that Mike Ilitch, the Owner of little Cesar's pizza, quietly paid Rosa Parks rent for many years, up until she passed away.
NlEE TIL Sweden actually buys garbage from other nations, they burn all of theirs to create electricity and need more.