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TIL That Mao Zedong was actually a sexual predator

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DQoGP TIL n 1953, during the Korean War, the U.S. government launched "Operation Moolah". The goal was to get North Korean pilots to defect and bring their planes with them. In exchange, the pilot would receive $50,000 cash and asylum in a non-Communist country. No pilots defected though.
awPyZ TIL A train station in Japan had plans to close but noticed a student was the only one using it. They decided to keep it operational until she graduated!
7Ex7 TIL that the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, is only worth about $1 million dollars.
awrGL TIL about an engineer named Matt Bowtell - who makes prosthetic limbs for people for free using his 3D printer.
Jvj4 TIL Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon is a recovering alchoholic, was penniless, and has been married multiple times.