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TIL of the gömböc, a convex three-dimensional homogeneous shape that when resting on a flat surface has just one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium. The balancing properties of the gömböc are associated with the "righting response" ⁠ ⁠of shelled animals such as tortoises and beetles.

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kJO77 TIL in 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender found an ATM glitch that allowed him to withdraw way beyond his balance. In a bender that lasted four-and-half months, he managed to spend around $1.6 million of the bank’s money.
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5V5r TIL Adam Stoddard, an Arizona Detention Officer Who Was Caught On Video Stealing Documents From the Defense Attorney, IN COURT, then Defying a Judges Ruling, Was Never Punished For His Crime & Is doing the Same Job 2 Floors Above the Judge He Defied
kOmog TIL about the ghostly radio station, commonly known as "the Buzzer", situated in Russia that no one claims to run. It’s been broadcasting a dull, monotonous tone twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for the last three-and-a-half decades. Anyone can listen to it by tuning a radio to 4625 kHz.
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