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TIL Orangutans make umbrellas to protect themselves from heavy rain

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R5Bd8 TIL media tycoon Kerry Packer once paid off a cocktail waitress' $130,000 mortage after he accidentally bumped into her, causing her to spill her drinks. Another time, he paid off a cocktail waitress' $150,000 mortage as a tip for good service.
NXm5b TIL that in 2004, a 16 year old Iranian girl named Atefeh Sahaaleh was hanged for "adultery" after being assaulted multiple times
LQv1Q TIL In 2012 a British man named Wesley Carrington bought a metal detector and within 20 minutes found gold from the Roman Age worth £100,000.
loBK TIL If you are an artist in Ireland, you don’t have to pay income taxes
b6QlE TIL of the USS New Orleans - During WW II a torpedo tore off the bow, they limped to a island, camouflaged the ship and made repairs using coconut logs resulting in her having to sail backwards to Australia to ultimately repair the ship.