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TIL that Lumber Liquidators illegally imports wood harvested from Siberian Tiger habitat via China.

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mxjXO TIL while Benjamin Franklin was in Paris during the American Revolution, his secretary was a British spy. The spy used the cover of weekly letters about “gallantry” (exploits with women). He would write in-between the lines in a special ink and leave the letter in a dead drop every Tuesday night.
8eNgX TIL Halle Berry personally accepted her Worst Actor Razzie for 'Catwoman,' humorously holding her 'Monster's Ball' Oscar in one hand and the Razzie in the other during her acceptance speech.
gMMBD TIL that Gandhi was extremely misogynistic
6EEdw TIL the iconic 1930s Hollywood Restaurant, The Brown Derby, served a salad after midnight using their leftover ingredients. When it became the most popular item on the menu they named it after the owner, Robert Cobb.
4kmEw TIL in 2008 Chicago sold its 36,000 parking meter spots. Investors bought 75 years of right in $1.15b, and recouped the cost and $500m more in 15 years.