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TIL George Costanza’s fictional company, Vandelay Industries, became a reality in Brooklyn, when a con man named Thomas Sfraga was just sentenced to 45 months in prison for fraud for running a Ponzi scheme

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gD7X TIL that because babies listen to the languages spoken around them while still in the womb, they develop distinctive cries that reflect this when they’re born. Thus - babies cry with an accent, making it possible to distinguish a French baby from a German baby, based purely on the way they cry.
7gO7 TIL that the American Egg Board disapproves of the iconic “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad campaign because it could make kids think eggs are unhealthy.
5g7n TIL with over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star.
mLBM TIL in 1984, British comedian Tommy Cooper had a heart attack and died on live television. The audience all assumed it was part of his act and laughed/applauded during his final moments.
VMew4 TIL Lionel Richie was a star tennis player in high school and accepted a tennis scholarship to attend Tuskegee Institute where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. Richie considered studying divinity to become a priest but ultimately decided he was not "priest material".