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TIL the Old London Bridge was crowded with houses and shops, some of them reaching up to 6 storeys in height.

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4X5xX TIL that a 70-year-old WW2 veteran stole a Soviet T-34-85 tank during a protest in Hungary, and drove it toward riot police to stop them from shooting rubber bullets into the crowd. He was later arrested, but released without charges. [video]
OoVAR As well as extroverts and introverts, there are "ambiverts" who lie somewhere in the middle and actually, researchers predict about two-thirds of us are ambiverts.
VJRm Til Jerry Springer is British and emigrated to america
gE1D TIL Oreo cookies are an imitation of Hydrox cookies, which are set to resume production in 2014
VBdbD TIL Dr. Howard Tucker is the world's oldest practicing doctor at 102 with 77 years of practice. He also passed the bar examine at 67. He is a neurologist and works as an expert witness in medical related legal cases.