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TIL that Martha Stewart did not go to prison for insider trading. She was charged and found guilty of lying to the FBI.

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dZMB TIL that Buzz Aldrin claimed travel expenses for his journey with Apollo 11. They paid $ 33.31
LkDJm TIL that Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were invented by Richard Montañez, a janitor for Frito-Lay. After heeding the call of the then CEO to “act like an owner” he then called the CEO about his idea, which took off as one of their best selling products today
PYvEJ Today I learned that the demand for mummies outstripped supply causing people to make fakes out of newer corpses in order to make a paint called Mummy Brown.
P6YE TIL the tiny island of Nauru became the world’s richest country per capita in the 60s by mining its phosphate reserves. The country blew it on spending & bad investments (e.g.“Leonardo the musical”). It’s now the ~135th richest country, with 40% diabetes rate and a wrecked environment due to mining.
v1MBK TIL the beaked masks used during the Bubonic Plague were often filled with flowers and herbs because putrid smells were thought to transmit diseases.