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TIL that in pretending to have a limp, Hugh Laurie has developed an actual limp.

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Gb5G TIL in 2006, a bank manager in China stole $26,000 from the bank. His plan was to purchase lottery tickets with the intent of winning enough that he could return the money before the theft was discovered and still have some left over for himself. Despite the odds, his plan succeeded.
R7ab8 TIL In 2001, a seven foot bull shark bit off a boy’s arm. His uncle not only saved the boy, but dived in after the shark, wrestled it to shore where the shark was shot, retrieved the boy’s arm and it was sewn back on in the hospital.
b9mBp TIL Marijuana is legal in Washington DC as a “gift” only. You must purchase something else (like a sticker or T-shirt for example) and you choose your marijuana “gift” to receive.
LQ5KP Today I learned psychologists actually took a 12 year old paralyzed kid from his parents and dropped him into a deep swimming pool because they thought he was faking his illness (M.E).
1xRd TIL that the “21-foot Rule” suggests an assailant with a knife can strike someone with a gun before they can draw and shoot at a distance of 21 feet.