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TIL Cops In Scotland Had A 45-Minute Standoff With A Stuffed Tiger

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7800O TIL the word "bundt" is trademarked (oddly, for the pan, but not the cake itself)
QJZx9 TIL Brazil suffered from Hyperinflation in the 1980s-1990s
WMgY TIL that it is estimated that we have a 2% chance of confirming extraterrestrial life within ten years.
500Q TIL that it was Freddie Mercury’s dying wish for “Bohemian Rhapsody” to be reissued in order to raise money for AIDS charities. When the song was rereleased in late 1991, it topped the charts, staying at #1 for five weeks for the first time since its debut in 1975.
Rwej TIL that during the filming for Top Gun, the cameraman pilot entered a flat spin in order to gain footage. This is the same flat spin that was portrayed in the movie which would ultimately kill “goose”.The spin was unrecoverable, killing the pilot/cameraman.