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TIL A Chicago man once robbed a Subway and then crossed the street to buy a Potbelly sandwich with the money.

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e0ZDD TIL, actress Nancy Morgan who had the role of Paula Powers in the 1977 film Grand Theft Auto got married to John Ritter that same year. 1977 was also the year that Three's Company debuted onto TV, since John Ritter had a role as Jack in that show.
9YLap TIL that in 1923, a jockey suffered a fatal heart attack but his horse finished and won the race, making him the first and only jockey to win a race after death.
Z8leG TIL the legend of Isidas, a Spartan hero who was praised for defending his home but punished for risking his life as he didn't don his armour and thus needlessly risked the life of a Spartan. (Plutarch, Aelianus)
kOJO5 TIL the very first video rental store, which opened in Germany in 1975, is still in operation
KOG1J TIL that the Navajo Nation Indian reservation has its own elected president. The office was created in 1991 with the current president being Jonathan Nez.