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TIL That Whistleblowers can make huge amounts of money from the SEC, if they voluntarily provide original, timely and credible information

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XEYKP TIL. The southernmost point on mainland Asia is Tanjung Piai. It is part of Malaysia and home to an important nature preserve less than 100 miles from the equator with the skyline of Singapore visible in the distance.
Wgx9 TIL that in Japanese, ruiji means similar. So Luigi is just similar Mario.
QNEL6 TIL in 2016 North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack (the Lazarus heist) on Bangladesh's national bank and came within an inch of success
neV4B TIL That in the 1500s, Incas had cotton armor so densely woven it could repel spears and arrows almost as well as metal armor
N7QnE TIL that Mel Blanc, the voice of Barney Rubble, suffered a car crash during production of Season 1 and so the actors would crowd around his hospital bed to record lines while the producers used a built in speaker to direct. Around forty episodes were recorded in such a manner.