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TIL A Stolen teddy bear with dying mother's voice has been returned after actor Ryan Reynolds, celebrities offered a $15,000 reward

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d8r17 TIL that the Yakuza is the second largest criminal organization in the world (by revenue), despite Japan being ranked 11th in worldwide population.
GA1GJ TIL the clips of McBain featured in the Simpsons can be pieced together to make a full (mini) McBain movie.
5YNoD TIL that Lisa Marie Presley the daughter of Elvis Presley threw Nicolas Cage’s $65,000 engagement ring into the ocean during a fight on his yacht. Cage hired professional divers to find the ring, but the ring was never recovered.
R4W7 TIL A cat’s brain is more similar to a man’s brain than that of a dog.
gMM6b TIL At the height of the siege of Sarajevo in 1994, Iron Maiden's frontman Bruce Dickinson and his band decided to smuggle themselves into the city and give a concert despite constant shelling and sniper-fire. When their arranged UN heli-transport bailed, they hitched a hike in the back of a truck.