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TIL Mob boss John Gotti would offer coffee to the FBI agents assigned to tail him.

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W7emo Today I learned that the Japanese built a large war memorial in Hong Kong during their brutal three year occupation during WW2
yVv1v TIL that instead of using his Make-A-Wish for something for himself, 13-Year-old Abraham Olagbegi used his wish to feed the homeless in his neighborhood for a year
QN9GE TIL that in July 2002, Keiko, the orca from Free Willy, was released into the wild after 23 years in captivity. He soon appeared at a Norwegian fjord, hoping for human contact. He even let children ride on his back.
Z6rR TIL the belief that anyone who disagrees with you must be stupid, uninformed, irrational, or worse is a logical fallacy called Naïve realism.
rG0d TIL the term ‘Sniper’ originally referred to hunters skilled enough to shoot a Snipe, a species of bird.