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TIL Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers Saved a Baby’s Life During Carpool Karaoke

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XE6QD TIL that Dutch parents leave their children in a forest at night and make them find their way back to camp on their own as a right of passage.
nWPMo TIL many of the McDonald's Monopoly prizes stay unclaimed. In 2018, 25 million instant food prizes were offered in the United Kingdom promotion, but only 8 million prizes were claimed overall. Out of 20 Mini Coopers offered, only 6 were claimed.
47Q6 TIL that in 1993 a man named William Brennan walked out of the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas with $500K in cash and chips and vanished, along with his cat. He has never been heard from since, making it one of the most successful casino robberies in history.
b4gj TIL: Sesame Street reviewed exactly 45 years ago today quoted a professor saying it could flop because it wasn’t “structured” teaching. (PDF)
j6g4j TIL The survival rate in serious aviation accidents is about as high as 95%. Serious accidents are events where the aircraft suffers significant damage, or where people on board are severely injured or killed