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TIL outlaw Jesse James once gave a poor widow who housed him in her farmhouse $1,400 to pay off her debts. When the debt collecter arrived, he hid outside until he left the home, robbed him, took back the $1,400 and rode off.

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4kOdX TIL: About Saburō Kurusu, a Japanese diplomat to the United States during the Pearl Harbor attack. He was unaware of the attack and was on his way to the Secretary of State to deliver a reply to the previous diplomatic communications.
nerod TIL 'Hollywood Accounting' is a creative accounting process used to hide film profits. Some of the highest grossing films of all time have actually registered 'net loss' and 'no profit' on paper using this process (incl. Return of the Jedi; Forrest Gump; Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Harry Potter)
0ZA5 TIL after Fidel Castro’s health was reported to be “almost recovered”, President Bush said, “One day the Lord will take Castro away.” In response, Castro: “Now I understand why I survived Bush’s plans and the plans of other presidents who ordered my assassination: the Lord protected me.”
7rQaP TIL on 31 May, 2008, thousands of Londoners threw a massive party at London Underground stations for a last drink before a ban on alcohol on the Tube came into effect the following day. The party had to be stopped however after several employees were attacked and as a result, 6 stations were closed.
8am8b TIL historians have raised doubt on the popular stories of Nero's persecution of Christians, as they are based on a single questionable source