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TIL Arby’s was actually named after the initials R.B, as in Roast Beef.

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wol8E TIL: Canadian Elizabeth Bigley, posed as Cassie Chadwick and defrauded millions from American banks by pretending to be an heiress of Andrew Carnegie. Historians refer to her heist as one of the greatest in history as she did it when women were not allowed to get loans or have a voice in society.
EgPp7 TIL that giving a newborn baby too much water can make it sick
Z8xR4 TIL of Brian Spencer, a former NHL hockey player who's father, upon hearing his son was starting in his first game, held a Canadian TV station hostage and forced them to broadcast it, before being shot and killed. After his career, Brian too was shot & killed during a robbery after buying crack.
4Wja TIL there are only three northern white rhinos left on earth, the only male has 24x7 armed guards, and there is a gofundme to raise half a million bucks to develop rhino IVF to keep the species alive
NoZ8 TIL that there are no professional female sumo wrestlers because professional sumo wrestling bans women from competitions and ceremonies. Women are not allowed to enter or touch the sumo wrestling ring (dohyō), as this is traditionally seen to be a violation of the purity of the dohyō.