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TIL Congress passed the ‘No Fear Act’ in May 2002 ( “Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act) providing Whistleblower protection.

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JYyWl TIL of Antonio Prohías, a Cuban cartoonist who was accused of working for the CIA by the Castro government. He fled to New York and went on to create Spy vs Spy for Mad Magazine. Later he said, "The sweetest revenge has been to turn Fidel's accusation of me as a spy into a moneymaking venture."
D6Oj TIL Jimi Hendrix was discharged from the army due to sleeping on duty and being caught masturbating.
rR4Qe TIL that in the UK, huge power surges occur because of people making tea at the same time nationwide during TV commercial breaks
AgAd TIL Donald Trump inherited 400 million dollars from his father.
E1vOd TIL Judge Judy’s audience are all paid actors.