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TIL that scam emails deliberately use improper grammar and punctuation to filter out people who aren’t gullible enough

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PaaO TIL People are complaining that the 2014 Brazil World Cup logo bears too much of a resemblance to a facepalm
X0aBD TIL a man was sentenced to two years in jail after being caught cheating at poker by wearing infrared contact lenses that enabled him to see cards that were premarked with invisible ink. Security noticed his $95K winning streak because he twice folded hands that suggested he knew the dealer's cards.
XKr TIL that Prince is a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and occasionally knocks on people’s doors to discuss his faith.
E7jX TIL Komodo dragons are actually venomous rather than, as long thought, poisoning their victims with the bacteria in their saliva. Turns out, according to one researcher, “that whole bacteria stuff has been a scientific fairy tale”. The venom works slowly and makes the victim too weak to fight.
BrQpy TIL pinworms live in the gut but their eggs have to be eaten and hatch in the lower intestine. So at night they peek out the anus, causing people to itch themselves while sleeping, later transferring them to the mouth. 1/2 the world population has had them.