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TIL about the Kentucky Miner Who Scammed Americans by Posing as Hitler With ‘Invisible Spaceships’

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GkxQ TIL when asked if there was validity in the media’s criticism of violence in his movies, Quentin Tarantino said, “Sure, Kill Bill’s a violent movie. But it’s a Tarantino movie. You don’t go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down.”
VB5k TIL in 2011 a 75-year old woman stole some fiber optic cable, cutting 2 entire countries off the internet.
WkZAo TIL Australians used to hold each other's genitals as a form of greeting and to refuse a penis was a sign of hostility.
5VE9 TIL Russian and Japan still haven’t signed a peace treaty to end World War II
0wx1v TIL that one of the top security experts at the FBI, Frank Abagnale, was also one of the most successful con-mans of all time. He posed as a pilot to travel for free on over 250 flights to 25 countries aged between 16-18, and had scammed his father out of $28k (adjusted for inflation) aged just 15.