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TIL In 2014, a woman was arrested for printing $20k fake bills at home. She took $5 bill with specific watermark, soaked them in degreaser, used toothbrush to scrub off the link and then printed scanned images of $50 or $100 bills over them.

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7OBr TIL a CA man driving in an HOV lane claimed the Articles of Incorporation of his business, which had been placed unbuckled on the driver’s seat, constituted a person, citing a CA law that defines a person as “natural persons and corporations”. The courts ruled against him, citing “common sense.”
kZPB TIL Microsoft had planned to host multiplayer for Xbox and PC games on the same Microsoft LIVE network. Plans were cancelled after play-testing showed that PC players won virtually every match versus console opponents.
m1Jro TIL Scientists created an antenna that is only five nanometres long
WkZo8 TIL Pac-Man was created to attract female players. ????
Wmpo TIL that the United States has not ratified the Rome Statute, that makes Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Crimes of Aggression international crimes.