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TIL Harry Markopolos determined Bernie Madoff was a fraud within five minutes of review. He then spent 10 unsuccessful years trying to alert the SEC.

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4kvDg TIL of Père Fouettard, the antithesis of Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) who would accompany Santa and dispense coal and beating to bad children while Santa gave presents to the good ones.
0wARM TIL John Cena can speak basic Mandarin. WWE taught wrestlers basic phrases in an effort to expand into China, but Cena was fascinated by the language and learned as much as he could, even having a tutor and flash cards.
R5a5l TIL that Genelle Guzman-McMillan was the last survivor to be pulled from the 9/11 wreckage at the Twin Towers. She was trapped for 27 hours.
nWBMW TIL the lynching of Emmitt Till inspired The Twilight Zone
v1Ak4 TIL that the last Aztec emperor has surviving descendants, and today they are Spanish dukes.