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TIL the first Nigerian Prince scam started over a hundred years ago, and the perpetrator was an American boy who requested $4 and a pair of old pants in exchange for Nigerian riches.

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dDDeB TIL the oldest operational commercial passenger plane is in the fleet of Canadian Operator Nolinor Aviation and is circa 48 years old
P1gLe TIL the London (UK) Fire Brigade receives calls for one e-scooter or e-bike fire every two days
xVjog TIL that when they tried to book a phone call from the President to inform Sgt Dakota Meyer that he had been approved for the Medal of Honor, White House staff were told he was working a construction job and to call back during his lunch hour.
YNgG TIL In 1994, part of the USSR released a parody series of stamps celebrating Marxism and Leninism - that is, Groucho Marxism and John Lennonism.
G0KE TIL Tommy Lee Jones did not and possibly still doesn’t like Jim Carrey. They worked together on “Batman Forever.” When Carrey asked him why he didn’t like him, Jones replied, “I cannot sanction your buffoonery.”