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TIL Three men were arrested by NYPD for possession of Jolly Ranchers. The men successfully sued the NYPD for $33,000.

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M7oka TIL of The Novgorod Codex. It is the oldest book of Kievan Rus', unearthed on 13 July 2000 in Novgorod. It is a palimpsest consisting of three bound wooden tablets containing four pages filled with wax, on which its former owner wrote down dozens, probably hundreds of texts.
5YWjQ TIL MIT offers a Pirate Certificate upon completion of Sailing, Archery, Pistol or Rifle class, and Fencing.
kO5m1 TIL QANTAS Airlines means Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service.
4kbEa TIL: Exxon is a descendant of the great Standard Oil Co., the business that John D. Rockefeller started. The family’s wealth today largely stems from the 19th-century oil tycoon.
9YB9B TIL about Kit Musgrave, a Royal Navy officer who survived the torpedoing of three different British cruisers within one hour on one very bad day in 1914. He survived WW I. He re-enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1939 as Britain entered WW II. He again survived and lived another 50 years.