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TIL of professional "fired men" that were used as department store scapegoats who were fired several times a day to please costumers who were disgruntled about some error

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Brdde TIL: Bored of the Rings, a published in 1969, is a parody of Lord of the Rings. Written by National Lampoon founder Douglas C. Kenney, it includes characters such as Frito Bugger and Goodgulf Grayteeth
DPV TIL Honduras is the murder capital of the world; on average, one murder every 74 minutes.
O7Ee TIL that 10 days after Islamists massacred the staff of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation announced it planned to sue Charlie Hebdo for “publishing blasphemous cartoons”
wA7W TIL that two Undercover Agents repeatedly tried to buy marijuana at the Lagunitas Brewing company taproom, but were unable to make any busts as generous patron’s kept trying to give them the drugs for free.
WkDL TIL United States citizens can request that the White House send a greeting for a wedding, birth, anniversaries, and other milestones… for free!