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TIL that an accused swindler won the lottery. Gérard Lhéritier's company Aristophil closed in 2015 after French government said it conned 21,000 investors. Lhéritier won €170m from EuroMillions in 2012 and invested €40m in his company, which his lawyer says is proof that Aristophil is legit.

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Oo7yg TIL of Agafia Lykov, a hermit who lived in Siberian wilderness for all of her 75+ yrs. Her family lived in isolation 'til in her 35 yrs, geologist stumbled upon their dwelling place. She's the last surviving family member, in 1988 to present, she lived alone in the cold mountainside of Khakassia
XEXNP TIL Crows in Japan learned to crack walnuts by dropping them in a crosswalk. the birds hop in front of the cars and place walnuts. After the lights turn green the vehicles drive over the nuts, cracking them open. when it’s time to cross again, the crow join the pedestrians and pick up their meal.
yorv TIL Before Alfonso Cuarón directed the third Harry Potter film, he assigned the three leads to write a first person autobiographical essay about their character. Rupert Grint didn’t write his, saying ‘I’m Ron; Ron wouldn’t do it.’ Cuarón replied 'Okay, you do understand your character.’
gM8py TIL That thanks to the Plague, 10% of Europeans are immune to HIV.
WkJJX TIL More than a dozen people who witnessed Michael Jackson's final six hour rehearsal the day before he died – from his promoter to his choreographer to his musicians – all agree on one thing: Jackson was better than he’d ever been. He was singing and out-dancing the young pros that surrounded him