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TIL of the FBI investigation into SAC capital - a hedge fund accused of using insider information in the largest such fraud to date.

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WljN TIL: Belarusians are the Heaviest Drinkers in the World
8eQpZ TIL of Peter Badcoe, an Australian infantry officer fighting in the Vietnam War who received the Victoria Cross from Australia; then a Purple heart, Silver Star and Air Medal by the USA; and then a National Order plus at least two Crosses of Gallantry by the Republic of South Vietnam.
gr6Jb TIL that Abraham Lincoln was offered honorary citizenship of the Republic of San Marino in 1861. He accepted, writing “Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored, in all history.”
8aVyP TIL music producer Scott Storch managed to go from $70 million of net worth to bordering on bankruptcy in just a few months by quitting his job, abusing cocaine, purchasing a private jet, a 117-foot yacht and nearly 20 luxury cars, and having a 6-month $30m spending spree.
kO5De TIL the US military uses dolphins to find and identify underwater mines because they are better at it than humans.