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TIL Ontario premier Doug Ford was the brother of Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

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axrM TIL according to a 2009 study, 54% of Americans aged 18-29 expect to become what they consider rich
x6VB0 TIL that a small part of southern Florida is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators coexist.
1OaP TIL that Nazi Germany had a research programme (Wunderwaffe) that included a stealth bomber, night vision, a 1,500 ton super tank, submarine aircraft carrier, an x-ray gun, and a satellite with a concave mirror to “make an ocean boil or burn a city”.
dBlK TIL Mussolini bribed Greek generals not to resist an Italian invasion during WWII, only to have Greek resistance fighters push his army back into Albania. The invasion was a display of confidence that highlighted Mussolini’s recklessness and proved the weakness of the Italian army.
egWn TIL of Steven Jay Russell, who impersonated a prison guard to simply walk out of prison. Upon recapture Russell lowered and paid his bail by pretending to be a judge, escaped his next capture by impersonating a doctor, and did so AGAIN by faking his death, eventually landing him a 144yr sentence.