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TIL that ITT Tech was known for widespread grade inflation in order for students to receive more federal financial aid. In one instance, a student got a 100% on a computer forensics assignment by emailing the professor a noodle recipe.

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XEKKD TIL in 1967 a three way battle erupted in Laos as Burmese militia, remnants of Chinese Nationalist armies and the Royal Loa Army each attempted to capture a mule train carrying 16 tons of opium. The Loatian forces emerged victorious and later peddled the heroin to US troops in Vietnam.
8a1pa TIL that Jeremiah G. Hamilton was a Wall Street broker noted as "the only Black millionaire in New York" about a decade before the American Civil War. He amassed a fortune of $2 million ($250,000,000 in 2018 dollars) by the time of his death in 1875. He was known as "The Prince of Darkness"
rRa01 TIL when Halle Berry won 'Worst Actress' for Catwoman (2004) at the Razzie Awards, she accepted the award in person, holding her Oscar for Monster's Ball (2001) in one hand and the Razzie in the other. She thanked Warner Bros. during her speech for putting her in "a piece of shit, god-awful movie."
neVaY TIL the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul held the record for the highest-rated series premiere in cable history at the time of its airing. It has received critical acclaim, especially for its acting, characters, and cinematography, and some critics have deemed it superior to its predecessor.
7a7O TIL there was a car that set a Guiness World Record in 1975 with over 376 MPG