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TIL a man was sentenced to two years in jail after being caught cheating at poker by wearing infrared contact lenses that enabled him to see cards that were premarked with invisible ink. Security noticed his $95K winning streak because he twice folded hands that suggested he knew the dealer's cards.

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a8wNA TIL of the Experimental Lakes Area. A research station of 58 formerly pristine freshwater lakes in Canada purposely polluted with everything from fertilizers to anti-depressants to study the effects on aquatic life. It is the only such site in the world.
9BmM TIL that Benjamin Franklin wrote a month before he died that he had some doubts about Jesus’ divinity. Yet he didn’t spend too much time thinking about it, writing, “I expect soon an Opportunity of knowing the Truth with less Trouble”.
RAr4 TIL that in 2004 Coca Cola introduced their ‘Dasani’ water brand to the UK and it was discovered to be London mains water simply put through reverse osmosis. Somehow they also introduced a carcinogen called bromate into the water and the brand was shut down.
89AV TIL police cars in New South Wales take photographs and log license plates, locations and timestamps for every car that passes them on the road. The data is stored for 5 years.
41xa TIL: There is an Octopus species that cares for her eggs for 53 months, apparently not eating during this time, then dies. This brooding period is the longest known for any animal.