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TIL that billionaire Mark Cuban wrote: “The most patriotic thing you can do: bust your ass and get rich. Make a boatload of money. Pay your taxes. Lots of taxes. Hire people. Train people. Pay people. Spend money on rent, equipment, services. Pay more taxes.”

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aWZy TIL most Japanese schools do not employ janitors or custodians. The Japanese education system believes that requiring students to clean the school themselves teaches respect, responsibility, and emphasizes equality.
Ly59 TIL The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was the result of an FBI sting operation. FBI agents secretly supplied informant Emad Salem with bomb making materials. Despite being assured by the FBI that the real bomb was replaced with a fake, the attack was successfully carried out.
O56e TIL it is the tradition in Sri Lanka for children to throw their baby teeth onto the roof of their house in the presence of a squirrel.
e06WD TIL in 1715, a Spanish treasure fleet loaded with gold and silver was sunk by a hurricane off the coast of Florida. Divers over time have found coins scattered near the wreck, with a 2015 dive netting $4.5 million.
a89vM TIL I learned that in 2001, a New York couple got married on the deck of the Titanic, in a submarine. They faced criticism that their stunt was in "bad taste."