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TIL Lance Armstrong was ordered to pay over $20 million after his cycling doping scandal. However, his fortunes were partially saved by being one of Uber's first investors in 2009.

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KOJd6 TIL that if you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for YEARS. It's called "margarita dermatitis" because people often get it while making margaritas outside!
0dEkp TIL Rectal temperature is a method coroners can use to determine time of death
VBgk8 TIL the original Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Tigger have been on display at The New York Public Library since 1987. They originally belonged to Christopher Robin Milne, whose father decided to make a bedtime story about the characters.
xLd0 TIL After thinking ligers were infertile, the first liligers were born. The hybrid offspring of a male lion and female liger
d84Ar TIL that while not enforceable, the U.S. has a flag code which advises Americans on proper flag usage. Examples include, No marking or changing the flag's colors, It must be lowered at night unless properly lit, a flag may not be used on a float without a pole, and no flag apparel of any sort.