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TIL the winner of the first season of the American show "Survivor", Richard Hatch, served 4 years in prison for Tax evasion after failing to report his winnings to the IRS.

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p8ZGe TIL that the Coca-Cola company chooses not to patent its secret formula, because then they would have to disclose it to the public.
VWL0 TIL that the last recorded kill using a bow and arrow in war was made in WWII by British officer Jack Churchill, who carried a longbow, bagpipes and a Scottish broadsword into battle
l7KaN TIL Vikings Used Urine-Boiled Fungus, known as touchwood, to Create a Smoldering Material That Allowed Them to Carry Fire with Them
VM1vD TIL The code from the Matrix is actually a sushi recipe the production designer, Simon Whiteley, scanned from one of his wife's Japanese cookbooks.
BrK8b TIL A 'cancer patient' underwent surgery to remove a lump in his lungs. It turned out to be caused by a toy traffic cone he inhaled 40 years ago. He did not have cancer after all.