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TIL the common garden snail can pass over the edge of razor blade without harm

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8aXDa TIL of Louis de Bourbon, Count of Soissons who after betraying Louis XIII and succesfully beat his army at the Battle of La Marfée, accidentally killed himself when lifting the visor of his helmet with his pistol after the battle was over
ROrQ TIL of astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil who in 1760 went from France to India to measure the transit of Venus. He missed out on both chances to do so, contracted dysentery and nearly went insane. When he made it home he learned he had been declared dead, his wife remarried and his estate plundered
W1QN TIL after winning the 1994 World Cup, Brazil’s goalie left his medal and $60,000 in cash in a cab. The cab driver returned all of it and received $1000 in reward
b6YeE TIL A Utah man walked into a bank and handed the teller a note reading "Please pardon me for doing this but this is a robbery. Please give me $1. Thank you." After receiving the $1 and being asked to leave, he sat in the lobby and awaited police to arrive.
Kw04 TIL that in 2013, the first night of Hannukah will fall on the American Thanksgiving day, 11/28/13. This has never happened before, and it will not happen again until the year 79,811.