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TIL that fans still express condolences to the Blue Öyster Cult over the loss of Gene Frenkle, famed cowbell musician, despite the fact that he is a fictional character

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gMLPL TIL that globally, 80% of children in orphanages are not orphans. They’re trafficked as “paper orphans” to bogus orphanages as a way to attract donations.
wLwe1 TIL a Bellagio Bandit stole $1.5 million worth of casino chips, however, these chips turned out to be worthless, so, he joined an online forum, trying to sell the chips he had just stolen from the biggest casino in Las Vegas. He was soon caught and sentenced to prison for 3 to 11 years
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k081 TIL That on this day in 1963 the US Military created an artificial ring around the earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
OoQ16 TIL in 2017 doctors in Japan discovered a tiny brain and skull inside of a 16-year-old girl's ovarian tumor while removing the growth.