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TIL that Nicolas Winding Refn, director of the movie "Drive", failed his driving test 8 times.

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ajDJ TIL that a police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with a waitress at his favorite restaurant in Yonkers, NY in place of a tip. The ticket was a winner worth $6 million, which he split with her without hesitation. The event was made into a movie, “It Could Happen to You”.
a8gAJ TIL that in 2011 a man in Egpyt named his daughter Facebook. He chose the name to "to express his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth," who organized protests with social media, starting that day, which led to the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, after 30 years in power.
LQAAp TIL the Bulgarian flag has never been captured in battle
rNV41 TIL 3M (the manufacturing company) attempted to expand its revenue line in the 1960s through by designing and releasing board games.
dDQD7 TIL a one-year-old child in Bihar's Bettiah bit a cobra to death and was later hospitalised after falling unconscious but the boy is stable now.