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TIL that there's an official list of Forbes 30 under 30 honorees that got into scandals/crime that is known as the "Forbes-to-fraud pipeline"

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XEkZk TIL that Gerard Butler's Irish accent in P.S. I Love You was so bad that he later apologized to Ireland for it.
69v87 TIL the moon is moving away from Earth by about 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) every year
18oO TIL up until 2006, Russian cosmonauts used to carry triple barreled pistols to space stations (including the ISS) as part of their survival kit. The pistols supported rifle bullets, shotgun shells and flares, and were intended to be used as a defense against predators after the landing.
VMPB8 TIL that from 1909-38 Good Housekeeping Magazine’s Seal of Approval was the only U.S. grading system for food, drugs, and cosmetics. The magazine fought a federal grading system. Regulators then found the Seal to be misleading and deceptive, forcing reforms.
mK7O TIL sliced bread was originally advertised as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped”