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TIL a man attempted to cash a $95,000 junk check he received in the mail as spam…it worked

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mxDAE TIL of the Hmong people, who communicate by whistling - the valleys of the Himalayas they live in make for ideal transmission, sometimes carried as far as 8km. They even perform whistling courtship ceremonies, and once in a relationship, lovers can make up their own ‘secret’ syllables!
7LDx TIL: In 2004, a white, African-born Omaha student was suspended for seeking his school’s “Distinguished African-American Student” award
W74MY TIL that Coca-Cola is currently flavored with decocainized coca leaves
J9J1 TIL that Shaq was one of the original investors in Google and VitaminWater, but passed up on Starbucks because he didn’t drink coffee.
4XOOR TIL about Hiroshima survivors Reverend Tanimoto and Dr. Sasaki. Tanimoto ran for 7 miles through Hiroshima helping people, and then rowed them across the river to safety. Sasaki was one of 6 doctors who treated the 10,000 patients swarming the Red Cross Hospital. He slept for 1 hour in 3 days.