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TIL Cops arrested a 99-year-old woman so she could cross it off her bucket list

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Z8K5B TIL that the first European scientists to examine a Platypus body thought that it was fake, believing it was made of several other animal pieced together
N7V0Q TIL the island of Mauritius has multi-coloured sand dunes called the Seven Coloured Earths that seemingly never erode, "creating an effect of earthen meringue."
KO9OG TIL that in 2001 a Hooter's restaurant held a sales contest offering the prize of a new Toyota (which was actually April Fools’ joke). When a waitress won, she was given a new toy “Yoda". She sued the restaurant alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and won enough money to buy a new car.
WkWAL TIL some 19th century Japanese artwork depicted westerners with the whites of their eyes as blue because the artists were confused about which part of the eye was supposed to be blue.
Y7LxB TIL That we've been accidentally finding ancient cheese all across the globe