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TIL that in 1986 a federal prisoner escaped during a prisoner transfer. A week later he returned in a stolen helicopter and broke out his girlfriend.

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YpoYP TIL people keep finding meticulously crafted hollow dodecahedrons throughout Europe dating back to the Roman Empire but historians have no idea what they're supposed to be used for as there's no historical record of them anywhere. Theories range from dice to knitting.
GjQ TIL that when Robert Ballard announced he was mounting a mission to find the Titanic, it was actually a cover story for a classified mission to inspect lost nuclear submarines. They finished before they were due back, so the team spent the extra time at sea looking for the Titanic—and found it.
Z8yER TIL Wendy’s “Where’s the beef?” Lady was fired after she appeared in a Prego ad saying, “I found it!”
dDWME TIL That it would require a minimum of 500 people to re-populate the earth.
OoEaL TIL about Mehran Karimi Nasseri, a man who spent 18 years (1988-2006) living in Terminal 1 of Paris CDG airport. He was the inspiration for the movie The Terminal. Nasseri lived with his carry-on belongings on a bench, and received food and support from airport staff and travelers.