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TIL in 2006 a man was able to buy $150 of groceries with a fake $200 bill. The front side had a picture of George Bush and the reverse a picture of the white house with various signs on the lawn, one sign said “WE LIKE BROCCOLI”.

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gMOPA TIL that 37% of Brits think they have a job that is "utterly useless" and the rate is similar in other countries.
ZbZB TIL that certain medical equipment requires steel produced before the first atomic bomb tests due to atmospheric radiation (usually from ships sunken prior to ww2)
6R8Y TIL that Oxford University predates the Aztec Empire
5VdoD TIL the longest poem in the world is the Mahabharata with 1.8 million words
Qxap TIL Fidel Castro, after 638 assassination attempts, mainly from the CIA, including exploding cigars and poisoned milkshakes, is still alive and kicking today at the age of 87