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TIL Dr Seuss’ name rhymes with ‘Voice’ not 'Zeus’

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VArk TIL a man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
gZaA TIL a NASA scientist invented the Super Soaker
166Pd TIL about Cyclones Katrina and Victor-Cindy, a cyclone (hurricane for the Americans) in the Southern Hemisphere that maintained its circulation for over fifty days, crossed over three basins (South Pacific -> Australian Region -> Southwest Indian Ocean), and used three names.
Qxap TIL Fidel Castro, after 638 assassination attempts, mainly from the CIA, including exploding cigars and poisoned milkshakes, is still alive and kicking today at the age of 87
0wkmv TIL Philip Seymour Hoffman was once starstruck when he found jazz legend Miles Davis swimming in the pool where he was a lifeguard. Hoffman played it cool and pretended he didn't know who the mysterious man was and his indifference earned him an afternoon chat about everything except music.