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TIL that the Bible is not only the best selling book of all time, but it is also the most shoplifted one.

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9Yxj7 TIL: A man used his friends bank to cash millions in bad checks and after being caught used what he had left to play blackjack at 30k per hand making up to 8.6 million (enough to pay off the debt and live a millionaire) only to lose it all.
jkra TIL that several days before the Invasion of Afghanistan, a CIA agent made an agreement with the military commander of the Taliban, to kill Bin Laden and capture his top Lieutenants. Before the plan could be carried out, the United States began its invasion.
8ex4X TIL: Chess boxing is a sanctioned sport in which two competitors alternate between rounds of boxing and blitz chess until one wins by checkmate or knockout.
XELwj TIL Of the metronome of Leningrad. During the Nazi siege of the city they installed 1,500 loudspeakers that constantly played the sound of a metronome. A slow rhythm meant safety and a fast rhythm warned of an air attack.
DR0D TIL 60 tons of mammoth tusks is excavated every year and marketed as an ethical source of ivory. It sells for ~$350/kg