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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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OoV47 TIL Singapore's crime rate is so low that many shops do not even bother to close the door when they close at night.
vPB94 TIL that "Zombie Firms" are companies experiencing financial distress, unable to meet their debt obligations yet persisting in operations, raising concerns about their viability, especially with the prospect of rising interest rates.
neVX7 TIL a 1931 production of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" used a practical effect of makeup invisible under red light and a pair of red/green lamps to transform the actor between Jekyll and Hyde.
kJevW TIL that Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous substance known. It is estimated that a single gram of crystalline toxin, evenly dispersed & inhaled, can kill more than one million people and a couple of kg would kill every human on earth.
p6Z TIL that there is an island in Japan that is overrun with tame rabbits