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TIL that someone robbed a store with a batleth!

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m1d5O TIL about Art Ackerman, who at age of 98, is currently the oldest person in the world with a weekly radio show. The show fatures mostly old big band music and broadcasts on KDNK in Carbondale, Colorado.
gkV4 TIL of Dora Ratjen of Nazi Germany who competed as a woman in the olympics and broke women’s world records; but was arrested for fraud when he was turned out to be a man named Hermann, with all his rewards taken back and given to the women he beat
KOxZ9 TIL that the Soviet Union built their own Space Shuttle in secret. In November of 1988, they revealed and launched The Buran for it’s one and only flight successfully. Unlike the US Space Shuttles, this space craft was fully autonomous, had ejection seats, and was able to carry 30 tons.
loBA1 TIL In 2009, a drunk New Zealander lost a poker bet and had his name changed to "Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova". He found out that it was accepted 5 years later after receiving a confirmation letter.
6XbY TIL the Lamborghini Aventador was named after a 1118 pound Spanish fighting bull who was slain buy Matador Emilio Muñoz in 1993. He was given one of the bulls ears as a trophy.