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TIL that the term for the criminal act "racketeering" is defined as "a repeated or continuous way to illegally obtain or extort money" -usually set up as a form of business.

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QyLE TIL the late-President of the University of California described the three purposes of a university are “To provide sex for the students, sports for the alumni, and parking for the faculty.”
WdDB TIL of a bank heist in which the robbers got away with $30 million cash, and carefully covered their tracks by wiping down everything down in their townhouse before they left; however they forgot to start the dishwasher and so their fingerprints were found on dirty dishes.
xyeB TIL of the boomslang snake in Africa. It’s venom can cause the victim to bleed to death from every orifice.
xVY4B TIL that in Tongan mythology the God Tafakula defeated his enemy gods by straddling an island. He then bent over, to show his anus, which shone brightly like the sun, scaring off the other gods.
pY5o4 TIL Humans are the most plentiful mammal species on Earth 🌍 🌎 🌏