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TIL that in 2013 a woman was fined for taking her horse into McDonald’s. She was initially refused service while in the saddle in the drive-through lane

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MeV07 TIL in 2015 a father saved his son's life when doctors wrongly declared him braindead and were taking him off life support. He barricaded himself with a gun in the hospital and had a stand-off with SWAT until his son squeezed his hand. The son made a full recovery
D1jOY TIL there are 23 floating-year-round boat schools in Bangladesh due to constant flooding in the country. Starting in 2002, these schools ensure year-round education in a country where heavy monsoon rains can submerge 70% of the land mass under water.
4XvwX TIL that when the Supreme Court of India opened six of the seven secret vaults of Padmanabhaswamy Temple, they discovered $22 billion in treasure including, golden idols, golden elephants and idols wearing 18 foot diamond necklaces, as well as countless bags of gold coins from around the world.
QJQ46 TIL that tea used to be consumed only as a medicine in England, but when people saw the Portuguese queen drinking tea regularly, it became popular there too.
jKoN TIL, that there is a demon found in Catholic lore that collects all the mispronounced words said by priests and puts them in a sack. That sack is later carried by the offending priests in hell.