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TIL of Frank Lentini, an Italian boy born with four feet, three legs and two sets of genitals, due to having a parasitic twin.

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0wMpj TIL the story of Horatio on the Bridge. A junior Roman officer, he defended a bridge leading to Rome when an Etruscan army invaded. While the rest had retreated, Horatio rallied men to destroy the bridge behind him while he stopped the enemy from crossing. Jumping into the river, he swam to safety.
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4kdxN TIL in 2011, a 29-year-old Aussie bartender discovered an ATM error that let him take out more cash than he had in the bank. For four-and-a-half months, he went on a spending spree and blew through approximately $1.6 million of the bank's funds.
nebG7 TIL: when St. Jerome translated the Bible to common Latin, he made the forbidden fruit an apple as a pun.
W70GX TIL that Canada produces over half of the world's lentils.