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TIL It is illegal to leave your car unlocked in Australia

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Y6K7 TIL that Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Olimpycs in speed skating, because everyone in front of him crashed. 3 races in a row.
l0ga TIL Pirates stole internet cable and sold it as scrap causing most of Vietnam to get far slower internet access
WkxgX TIL that North Korea attempted to build a luxury hotel named the Ryugyong Hotel in 1987. This hotel is still under construction to this day. It is also the tallest unoccupied building in the world.
aYMo TIL Al Capone’s lawyer, Ed O'Hare, wanted to show his son how to be a good man; he testified against Capone and was killed. The son, Butch, went on to save an entire US fleet from Japanese bombers, win the MOH, be the first Navy Ace, and have O'Hare airport named in his honor.
d8B49 TIL dogs are the most diverse land mammal and the largest dogs are 40 times the size of the smallest