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TIL Bail Bondsmen, who pay someone else's bail and ensure their appearance in court, are legal in only 2 countries in the entire world, the United States and the Philippines.

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DQoGP TIL n 1953, during the Korean War, the U.S. government launched "Operation Moolah". The goal was to get North Korean pilots to defect and bring their planes with them. In exchange, the pilot would receive $50,000 cash and asylum in a non-Communist country. No pilots defected though.
Ypy9A TIL: Up until the 1950's, NYC had an abundance of wild marijuana plants, with some in Brooklyn growing as high as seven feet tall. They were all eventually eradicated by the Department of Sanitation, destroying nearly 41,000 pounds of wild weed.
mVmv TIL in WWII, the BBC asked for holiday pictures and snaps of France ostensibly for an “exhibition” when actually, they were going to be used by the Allies to create detailed maps of the Normandy beaches so that they could plan for the Battle of Normandy.
VBQPm TIL English comedian Benny Hill was born Alfred Hill, but adopted the nickname "Benny" as an homage to comedian Jack Benny
wLm4M TIL that Jamaican rapper Shaggy, famous for his hit "It Wasn't Me," served as a US Marine in Operation Desert Storm during the First Persian Gulf War.