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TIL Spain invaded and attempted to colonize Cambodia in the 1590s

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YpDvr TIL of Luke “Milky” Moore, an Australian who was able to overdraft over $1.5 million from his bank. He was eventually sent to prison, appealed and argued his own case, was released, and is now studying to become a criminal defense lawyer.
aw169 TIL that David Copperfield used his abilities as a magician to hide his wallet and phone when he was attacked by armed robbers.
LkN60 TIL that Philippines is a hotbed for theatrical death fraud that involves false corpses. The most common motives are financial, evasion of prison sentences, and romance. Prices vary depending on the sort of 'death kit' you need to fake your own death.
rRpOM TIL of Corazon Aquino, the wife of a staunch political opponent against the dictator of the Philippines. Upon the assassination of her husband by the dictator, she ran for president against him, winning and restoring democracy to the Philippines.
VMdlB TIL about the mystery of a man, Harris Burdick, who left 14 random pictures, with a publisher, and was never heard from again.