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TIL that after obtaining “atleast” 3 billion USD in fraudulent student loans, University of Phoenix was fined only 78.5 million USD.

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RAD6 TIL that Leo Fender, the founder of Fender and the person who developed the first solid-body electric guitar and electric bass guitar, never learned to play either instrument.
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NXQnN TIL there is a Japanese organization, White Hands, which offers "ejaculation help" for males with disabilities who cannot physically masturbate due to paralysis, muscle atrophy, incurable disease, or cerebral palsy.
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