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TIL Bono was campaigning to have first-world taxpayers forgive all third world debt whilst hiding U2s earnings from Irish tax collectors in the Netherlands.

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ovWA TIL Kari Byron was working for Jamie Hyneman’s company when on her first day was asked to model her butt for a 3D scan, landing her role on Mythbusters
lJRB TIL while Australian billionaire Kerry Packer was playing poker in a Vegas casino, a Texas oil investor kept bragging about how rich he was, when he said he was worth $60 Million, Kerry Packer took a coin out of his pocket and said “I’ll flip you for it”.
awxJN TIL That despite running about three hours, actual playing time in a Major League Baseball game is under 18 minutes.
E1D0o TIL A grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan was arrested after he was caught being blackballed by cross-dressing black male prostitute in the backseat of a car
M7yWA TIL: Fūma Kotarō was a famous leader of the ninja Fūma clan who became famous after leading 200 Rappa "battle disrupters" consisting of pirates, burglars, and thieves. He had ninjas infiltrate enemy camps to cause chaos. He was killed when a rival Takeda ninja helped law enforcement catch him.