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TIL that Robert Mericle was only sentenced for one year the Kids for Cash Scandal

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5Yj4R TIL that the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre is home to the four largest doors (each bay door is 139 metres high) and largest American flag (63.7 metres by 33.5 metres) in the world; the doors take 45 minutes to open.
9YXdr TIL there are snakes that use popping farts as a defense mechanism (Chihuahuan hook-nosed snake)
KOwjG TIL actor Sean Astin of Goonies and Lord of the Rings fame is the son of actress Patty Duke
jmMj TIL that a da Vinci painting “Madonna of the Yarwinder” was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle by two thieves posing as tourists who claimed to be undercover police. It was found four years later in a lawyer’s office in Glasgow.
N7ndQ TIL that the brand name of LaCroix sparkling water is actually pronounced "la-croy," according to the manufacturer.