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5bxD TIL One-third of the world cannot see the Milky Way
pY4PN TIL of Dennis Johnson a 3x NBA Champion who measured just 5'9" in High School and only played "a minute or two each game", after working several odd jobs over the summer, he grew to be 6'3. Johnson was offered a scholarship to LAHC shortly after coach Jim White witnessed Johnson playing Street Ball.
DdbJ TIL carob seeds were used to verify the purity of gold. A solidus (pure gold coin) would equal 24 carob seeds. Any variation indicated impurity. Carat, the measure of purity of gold, is derived from Carob seeds and even today pure gold is called 24 carat.
VMJeG TIL that the heist in Die Hard with a Vengance was so plausible that the FBI questioned the screenwriter leading to the Federal Reserve changing their security protocal.
69XPY TIL that the city council of the 2.5 square mile city of Bell in Los Angeles fraudulently paid themselves the highest salaries for the positions in the country, over $750k per year, largely set up via a voter fraud scheme to remove salary caps.