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TIL of Rita Crundwell, who embezzled $54 million as Comptroller of Dixon, IL (pop. 15,000). This was about 30% of the city's funding for 22 years. She served less than 9 years in prison and is now living on an 80-acre ranch that was likely bought with her ill-gotten gains.

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VBmVp TIL: At least one player drafted in Top 5 of the NBA draft was named Rookie of the Year, or has made an All-Star Team or All-NBA Team every year since 1976. The highest drafted player who made an All-Star Team that season was Adrian Dantley, who was drafted 6th by the Buffalo Braves.
kbBB TIL that the Pyrenean Ibex is the only animal thus far to have gone extinct twice.
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