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TIL of a former taxi driver turned billionaire who purchased a $170 million painting with his American Express card, earning enough reward points for a lifetime of first-class travel for his family.

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ow67 TIL In-N-Out Burger prints discreet references to Bible verses on their paper containers. These consist of the book, chapter, and number of the verse, not the text of the passage, in small print on an inconspicuous area of the item. The practice began in the 1980s.
0w1bN TIL that Bouchard a tug boat company, hasn't paid their employees since the beginning of the year, and since some of the vessels are at anchor the USCG won't let the mariners leave. They are stuck at work, and not being paid.
5VWYp TIL Mi’kmaq used birch bark canoes or hollowed-out hemlock logs fitted with long wooden runners or “skates” to sprint over the ice and water to Prince Edward Island. The British copied this design in the 1800s for Royal Mail delivery
167WP TIL about Jeff the Sea Lion who went over Niagara Falls in 1963. Jeff, who escaped from nearby Marineland of Canada, was eventually captured a few days later “sunning” on a rock with a teenager, Tommy Haines. Tommy was rewarded $50 for the successful capture.
9wpBQ TIL the USS Colorado was the only Pacific Fleet battleship not at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese surprise attack. She subsequently defended the Golden Gate Bridge, survived a kamikaze attack at Leyte Gulf and returned to San Francisco at war's end.