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xV54w TIL Atlanta artist TI has saved at least two people from suicide attempts. One of them was the lead singer of Creed, Scott Stapp. The other was a 24-year-old Atlanta resident who was going to jump from a 22-story building. After hearing about the situation, TI drove to the scene to help.
X0ErQ TIL the reason milk is sold in bags throughout eastern Canada is linked to the countries transition to the metric system. Dairy producers, faced with having to replace and resize existing milk containers (measured in imperial quarts), found the use of bags to be a cheaper and quicker alternative
9Y7Zr TIL I can watch Broadway Musicals every Friday night!
N7ALP TIL In 2016, a monkey fell on a transformer at a Kenya hydroelectric power plant, resulting in the loss of 180 megawatts of power which caused a nationwide blackout. The monkey survived and power was restored after four hours.
YpawB TIL of a man, Michael Fagan, who at least once in 1982 broke into Buckingham Palace by climbing a drain pipe. He entered the Queen's bedroom and asked for cigarettes, which a maid bought him, before finally being arrested.