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TIL that police broke up a Lego heist ring last year for stealing $40,000 worth of bricks and found that one of the suspects was also in possession of another $160,000 of bricks—18 pallets worth.

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yQlep TIL that 80 years ago in this day Georg Esler tried to kill Hitler with a time bomb. For climate reasons Hitler left the building early than expected and the bomb exploded only 13 minutes after his departure. Everything could have been different.
wLWQ6 TIL that a hurricane hit Hawaii when Jurrasic Park was filming. The sets were destroyed and the cast and crew were stranded in a leaking hotel ballroom. Steven Spielberg played cards with the kids for hours and told them stories to distract them. Real footages of the hurricane were added to the film
4kO0b TIL A Chicago Woman named Jeanette Taylor was approved for affordable housing 29 years after applying
PYZBe TIL the original director of Jaws was Dick Richards but they fired him because he wouldn’t stop referring to the shark as a whale
wLblJ TIL Celine Dion recorded 'My Heart Will Go On' in one single take and originally hated the song