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TIL of the Kids For Cash Scandal. 2 judges that accepted money for increasing the population at 2 juvenile detention centers.

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gR09 TIL that in 1998 and 2001, Japan modified a number of national holidays in order to place them on Mondays and create three day weekends. This is referred to as the Happy Monday System.
8eM44 TIL Timothy Treadwell lost out on the role of Woody on "Cheers"
ADmRx TIL about four museums that focus solely on cats: one in Malaysia; one in the Netherlands, one in Lithuania, and one in the US. There's also a museum in the US dedicated to Maneki Neko (Lucky Cat) statues.
Q9Ae TIL Rolex company is owned by a private trust , shares are not traded on any stock exchange and most of its profit goes to charity
N7ALP TIL In 2016, a monkey fell on a transformer at a Kenya hydroelectric power plant, resulting in the loss of 180 megawatts of power which caused a nationwide blackout. The monkey survived and power was restored after four hours.