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TIL about Operation Flagship, where the U.S. Marshals sent letters to 5,000 fugitives telling them that they had won NFL tickets, and to come and collect their prize at a Convention Center. 100 people showed up and were arrested for their outstanding warrants.

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dDEaj TIL that AllTrials calls for all past and present clinical trials to be registered and their full methods and summary results be reported
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