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TIL the leader of a militia based out of Washington state moonlighted as a fake drug cartel baron as part of an extortion scam on his followers, sending death threats to them and their families.

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9wDe7 Til the Warsaw Radio Mast was the world's tallest structure at 646.30 m (2,120 ft) from 1974 until its collapse on 8 August 1991. It was build to broadcast Communist propaganda around the world, including to the remotest areas such as Antarctica.
oBPn8 TIL that in 2008 an app called "I Am Rich" was released for a day. It had absolutely no purpose, cost $999.99, and eight people bought it just to show that they could afford it.
1Y8 TIL that director Oliver Stone was high on mushrooms during the filming of Natural Born Killers.
YppMG TIL there is a mysterious windowless concrete skyscraper in New York that is designed to withstand atomic fallout for up to two weeks.
OnRg TIL there is a Stone Age tribe that remains isolated from the world. In 2006, they killed 2 fisherman who ventured on to their island.