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TIL a French convict used oranges painted like grenades to escape prison via a helicopter piloted by his wife who took flight lessons solely for the escape.

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nWjdP TIL the Guinness Book of World Records originated from an argument over the fastest game bird in Europe.
GJAG TIL that Don McLean was asked to explain what the song ‘American Pie’ meant, he responded with, “It means I’ll never have to work again..”
REww TIL Not long before Elvis Presley’s death, a group of Scientologists once tried to recruit Elvis. After the meeting, Elvis fumed: “The hell with those people. There’s no way I’ll ever get involved with that s.o.b. group. All they want is my money.”
ADajn TIL in 1986, racing legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. steered his car with his knee while sitting out of his window cause he was cleaning his windshield the middle of a race in Richmond.
6EpZJ TIL William Faulkner wrote his masterpiece As I Lay Dying in 6 weeks without ever changing a word after it was written