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TIL Billionaire Boys Club was a Ponzi scheme started in 1983 by young boys from rich families. Money contributed by investors was spent supporting lavish lifestyles. When funds ran short in 1984 club members turned to murder & at least two people were killed as they tried to raise more money

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joGR TIL that contrary to popular belief, Blackbeard never killed or tortured those he held captive. Many of the misbeliefs were created by british propaganda and modern movie industry. Source in the last paragraph of the intro
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epkOb TIL about the Gaelic Celtic tradition of Keening, a verbal singing and mourning for the dead
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6EXgm TIL that George Tunney was executed via electric chair when he was 14 in 1944 only to have his conviction vacated 70 years later