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TIL a father (5 years) & son (4 years) were sentenced to prison after they cashed in 14,000 winning lottery tickets over a 10-year period, laundered more than $20m, & then failed to pay the IRS $6m. They bought the tickets at a discount from people who wanted to avoid being identified by the state.

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ADGPn TIL In 1963 there were only 417 bald eagles breeding pairs in the 48 states. They had been ravaged by the effects of the insecticide DDT. Today there are 72,000 individuals in the lower 48 states, and 143,000 including Alaska. They are the ultimate Endangered Species Act success story.
rPPx TIL that anyone who removes Hawaiian rocks from the islands is said to be cursed. Every year people mail back thousands of pounds of rock, sand, and shells to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, many with reports of how their lives were ruined by the curse.
kJ6wm TIL Philippe Peythieu is the French voice of Homer Simpson and dubs Danny Devito.
OGnmX TIL that a well-respected British academic known for his work on the dead sea scrolls, argued that Jesus was a mushroom
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