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Jul 23, 2020

TIL Japan's largest organized crime syndicate, the Yakuza, provided food, water, diapers,blankets etc. during both the 1995 and 2011 Japanese earthquakes at a response time much faster than even the Japanese government.

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Jun 15, 2020

TIL Somali Pirates set up an exchange (like a stock market) where people could buy shares in pirate groups to finance their operations. A 22 year old 'investor' made $75,000 in 38 days after joining the 'company' - after getting a share of ransom money.

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Jun 03, 2020

TIL that in 2005, a chinese man found that he could still buy lottery tickets within a 5 minute window after the winning numbers were announced. this allowed him to win over $4 million. when chinese authorities caught on, he was sentenced to life in prison

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Jun 02, 2020

TIL that in 2008 a school Camden, NJ forced students to eat their lunch off the floor for 2 weeks after a child accidentally spilled water while refilling a water cooler. 7 students won a $500,000 legal settlement.

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May 18, 2020

TIL China kept quiet about poisoned baby formula because they didn't want to ruin the 2008 Olympics. 54,000 babies were hospitalized and 6 died.

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Apr 21, 2020

TIL that Czech doctors successfully delivered a baby girl 117 days after her mother had suffered a severe stroke and became brain dead. After delivery, they disconnected the mother’s life support.

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Apr 15, 2020

TIL that Mother Teresa secretly confided in friends frequently about her lack of belief in God

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Apr 10, 2020

TIL in 2012 a lifeguard named Tommy Lopez was fired for saving a drowning man who was outside the protected area

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Apr 03, 2020

TIL in 2012, a Montana man attempting a Bigfoot hoax dressed in a camouflage sniper suit and walked down an interstate highway at night. He was struck by two cars in quick succession, the drivers unable to see him because of his camouflage suit.

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Mar 28, 2020

TIL in the 40's hundreds of Guatemalans were infected involuntarily with syphilis by Johns Hopkins University, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and the Rockefeller Foundation. A court case is underway to this day on behalf of 444 victims resulting in 83 deaths.

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Feb 16, 2020

TIL that Alan Turing once bought 150lbs of silver, but didn't trust banks so he buried it in the woods instead. After the price of silver had almost doubled, he went to dig it up, but could no longer find it.

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Jan 31, 2020

TIL researchers discovered something dubbed "Cheese Metabolism". People who eat fatty cheese were found to paradoxically have healthier body compositions than those who don't. They theorize a substance in cheese called butyrate increases metabolism which can help people manage their weight better.

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Jan 21, 2020

TIL that just 10 percent of world military spending would probably be sufficient to end poverty and hunger

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Jan 09, 2020

TIL that during prohibition, the US government intentionally added lethal poison to industrial alcohols, knowing they were used by bootleggers and sold to the public. This federal poisoning program led to over 10,000 deaths.

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Dec 24, 2019

TIL A woman donated her kidney to her boss, who then fired her when she took too much recovery sick leave

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Dec 13, 2019

TIL that the Somali Pirates had their own stock exchange. Local were encouraged to invest in one of 72 'Maritime Companies', giving weapons, money, or even boats. If the crew that got the weapons successfully attacked a ship and made money, the investor would get a portion of the loot.

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Dec 01, 2019

TIL About a 15,600-year old human footprint discovered in southern Chile that is believed to be the oldest ever found in the Americas

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Oct 30, 2019

TIL Pakistan arrested the doctor who helped the CIA track down and kill Osama Bin Laden. He organized a fake hepatitis camp and got hold of his DNA. The doctor was charged with treason and 33 years in prison.

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Oct 21, 2019

TIL a long-lost Rembrandt painting was found in a basement in New Jersey. It was initially valued by a local auction house at $800, who were unaware of its true value. But numerous art buffs recognised its true value, resulting in it selling for $870,000 ($1.1 million with the sale premium).

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Oct 02, 2019

TIL Japan created a fire alarm for deaf people. This device works by spraying vaporized wasabi into the air.

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