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TIL there really is/was a meth cook named Walter White

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4Wrb TIL that a survey in 2014 showed that 57% of Russians regret the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Wkjvo TIL the Swiss Federal Railways’ centralised lost and found service is still seeking the owner of a packet of gold bars worth CHF182k (since Oct '19). The most valuable misplaced object on their trains, however, remains a 1727 Stradivarius violin in 2012, estimated to be worth CHF2.6 million.
LwPP TIL a 14 karat gold LEGO brick was given out in the early 1980s to employees who had worked at the Germany LEGO factory for over twenty-five years. They are valued at $14,500.
d8BKQ TIL in 1991, former child actress Dana Plato entered a video store demanding the money in the cash register. The clerk called 9-1-1 and said, "I've just been robbed by the girl who played Kimberly on Diff'rent Strokes." She later died in 1999 of a drug overdose.
9Yo8B TIL: Sandra Bullock, along with Halle Berry showed up in person to accept their RAZZIES Award.