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TIL that Nickelback is the second most successful foreign band in the US ever behind The Beatles

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7roex TIL that an economist won the lottery 14 times by calculating when the Jackpot was worth more than the cost of buying every possible number combination for that lottery.
D5mY TIL that many countries have savings plans that amount to a “no-lose lottery”; interest is a bit lower, but large prizes are given out periodically. It is very successful at getting people to save their money, but is often illegal in N. America due to government monopolies on running lotteries.
loEYA TIL LuLaRoe has over 150,000 "consultants", who each spend on average $7000 buying their initial batch of clothing. There are over a billion dollars in lawsuits against the company from women claiming they were pushed to buy as much as $40k in clothing, with no assistance in actually selling
eyG5 TIL NASA management was so worried Apollo 10 astronauts would land on the moon against orders, they shorted them on fuel so they could only descend the lunar module to the panned 16km lunar altitude.
Yp4Jv TIL In December 1944, US soldier Richard Brookins dressed up as St. Nicolas to hand out gifts to the children of Wiltz, Luxembourg. Though 80% of Wiltz was destroyed soon after, the event is celebrated each year with a 40s "GI" dressed as St. Nick. Brookins passed in 2018, having visited many times.