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TIL A man named Tommy Thompson is being held indefinitely in jail until he returns gold coins he took and sold from the shipwreck of the SS Central America

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0wyoj TIL that there is a intersection in Manchester that many people did not like as pedestrians had to wait for ages for traffic lights. Someone had the idea to remove all the traffic lights and crossings. Instead of wrecking havoc, drivers paid more attention,collisions and incidents declined.
mvKM TIL That Vultures’ job in nature is so important that they convergently evolved. Vultures of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are not even related, but serve the same purpose!
ADMdo [TIL] The drink Eggsy orders in the Kingsman: Secret Service, "gin martini stirred for 10 seconds while staring at an unopened bottle of vermouth", is a real drink called the Churchill Martini!
Oolj4 TIL that in 1976 there was an assassination attempt on Bob Marley. There were zero fatalities.
p8MGZ TIL that the first female referee in a UEFA-sanctioned football game was Nicole Petignat, the match was AIK(SWE) vs Fylkir (ISL). AIK won 1-0