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TIL that HSBC Bank has been laundering money for major drug cartels and international terrorists for almost a decade.

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GYrj TIL until the Great Depression, a man could be sued for monetary damages if he broke off an engagement; if he’d already had sex with his fiance, damages were “greatly increased.” (Oh, and guys, we have De Beers to thank for the “two months salary on a ring” expectation.)
8a9YX TIL about a fatal submarine accident from 1963. A nuclear sub, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), sank 610 m (2,000 ft) imploding in 0.1 seconds killing all 128 crew members. During a failed deep dive test, its theorized the sub lost power and its vital ballast systems froze, rendering the ship unusable.
wLLgJ TIL that nearly all citrus fruits are hybrids of four original species
0wjW1 TIL a man convinced more than 7 women to have sex with him by claiming to be a doctor and telling them they had a disease that could only be cured through sex. Some paid him for the sex. The case led to a law making obtaining sex through false info a felony.
694Vm 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.