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TIL Pablo Escobar served time in his own self-built prison, complete with waterbeds, entertainment systems and a spectacular view of Medellín, all protected by his personally selected prison guards.

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9YaKQ TIL a Yosemite Park ranger said designing garbage cans for the park is a difficult task because they have to be easy enough for humans to open, but complex enough so bears can't, citing a "considerable overlap" between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.
gr119 TIL in 1871 to support the need for more bells in the Cologne Cathedral, Kaiser Wilhelm I donated 24 captured French canons to be melted down and cast. The three ton bell created was named Kaiserglocke. Ironically the bell was melted down in 1918 to support the German war effort.
wLPrY TIL: Beethoven was the pupil of Haydn for some time and the worst kind. Rebellious, cheeky, disrespectful. Finally, before Haydn died, the matured 38 years old Beethoven publicly paid his respects by kissing his hands and kneeling before the old master.
EwD0 TIL of Lyuba, the most well preserved Wooly Mammoth in the world. He skin and organs are in perfect condition, and scientists found her mother’s milk in her stomach, along with feces in her intestines.
QNrmM TIL That the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Has Offices Around the World and Has Overseas Investments in Companies