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TIL Michael Jackson’s Thriller went platinum not once, not twice, but thirty-three times

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MeOBA TIL: In 2000, after a 25 hour siege, Irish police shot and killed a man who had fired on them several times. Following massive public outcry, they requested the FBI send a team to review their handling of the situation. The FBI concluded the main problem was that they did not shoot the man sooner.
wLKV1 TIL Mississippi was the last state to officially abolish slavery in 2013. Two medical school colleagues saw the movie “Lincoln” and got curious about the ratification of the amendment. After noticing the oversight, they pushed for the completion of the ratification.
ZWnR TIL that North American Beavers cannot breed with European Beavers, and that the result of more than 27 attempts was a single stillborn kit.
8ar8V TIL Buzz Aldrin peed in his pants (space suit) on the moon, saying it was “lonely as hell” up there.
jwWn TIL in 1963 Seventeen men robbed a train without weapons and managed to escape with $74 Million.