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TIL about The Crédit Mobilier scandal. A two-part fraud conducted from 1864 to 1867 by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Crédit Mobilier of America construction company in the building of the eastern portion of the first transcontinental railroad.

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6V7X TIL Penn Jillette once cut his thumb open during his Vegas show while juggling broken bottles. He continued performing, bleeding all over props, a double bass, and Teller. The next day the wound was still bleeding so he had it glued shut on the air for his radio show.
kAeg TIL Kazakhstan was the last nation to leave the Soviet Union on December 16, 1991, four days after Russia left
vPaYr TIL that the crew of the sinking Daniel J. Morrell believed they were moments from being rescued, only to discover in horror that the lights were from the stern section of their own severed ship, still under power and barrelling towards them
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Brb6K TIL that a man survived in a capsized boat at the bottom of the ocean for 60 hours in complete darkness.