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TIL there's a man known as "the pudding guy" who gamed American Airlines' loyalty program in the 1980's by buying 12,150 cups of pudding ($3,140) for over 1.2 million frequent flyer miles. Bonus: he donated the pudding to the Salvation Army in exchange for a sizable tax write-off.

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