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TIL When a terminally ill young boy in Germany expressed his dying wish to see as many motorcycles as possible, 20,000 bikers from Germany and neighboring countries came together to fulfill his dream, creating an unforgettable convoy.

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x9Z7 TIL that Arthur Shawcross, a man who raped and killed 2 children, was sentenced to 25 years in prison but was paroled early because it was concluded that he was “no longer dangerous”. Eleven months after being released he started killing again, murdering 12 women before being captured.
QJ6G9 TIL that Vincent Connare, the man who designed the font 'Comic Sans', said in 2017 that he has only used it once while sending a complaint letter to Sky Broadband. They offered him a £10 refund.
69BOQ TIL Frank Sinatra had a bottle of jack daniels placed beside him in his coffin.
GYR4Q TIL a man once broke into Buckingham Palace and entered the Queen's bedroom, dripping blood and carrying a shard of broken glass. The Queen shouted "What are you doing here?!" and ran out. No charges were brought since breaking into Buckingham Palace wasn't classed as a criminal offence at the time.
9Wy6 TIL in 1955 there was no federal statute that made it a crime to blow up a plane. So the bomber of Flight 629, Jack Graham, was charged with a single count of murdering his mother. All passengers and crew (44) were killed.