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TIL that Bernie Madoff’s wife was allowed to keep $2.5M of stolen money

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7Kkr TIL that the day after 9-11, the Queen broke a 200 year old tradition and ordered the US National Anthem to be played during the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace.
Wg7B TIL Scientists in the South Pole have a tradition of sitting in a sauna and then running outside naked to the ceremonial pole and back. They can go from a 200° F sauna to -100° F outside. They have to do it fast enough before frostbite on essential reproductory equipment. Not all are successful.
x6yB TIL Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined the offer
W1RB TIL that 10! (ten factorial) seconds is exactly as long as six weeks, down to the second.
DDer TIL The original voice actress for South Park, who voiced pretty much all the female characters, killed herself in 1999