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TIL an Australian Woman posted a selfie on Facebook of her holding up a winning horse race ticket. One of her FB friends took that picture with the barcode and claimed the winnings before she could.

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yVJbv TIL the Untold Story of Ben Kramer's iconic Boat from Vèhicule
e0L4D TIL FAA regulations prohibit airline pilots from talking about subjects that are unrelated to safely conducting their flight while taxiing and while flying below 10,000 feet altitude
KYokG TIL in 1807, Aaron Burr attempted to lead a secessionist movement in the United States. Though his aims were unclear, with speculation ranging from conquering Mexico to taking the Louisiana Purchase, he was charged and ultimately acquitted due to lack of specific evidence of his ultimate goal.
b584 TIL Steven Spielberg developed both Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List simultaneously in 1993. He worked on Jurassic Park at night and Schindler’s List during the day.
aQQL TIL Mister Rogers gave a speech before the US Congress, during the speech he recited lyrics to one of his songs, by doing so he was able to keep millions of dollars in funding from the government