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TIL Spy Magazine sent 13-cent checks to some of the world’s richest people to see who would cash them. The only two people to do so were an arms dealer and Donald Trump.

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nrYo TIL that there are Wizard of Oz inspired shoes that actually guide you home when you click your heels together using a GPS system.
Zd6v TIL The US Army had an experimental reactor that went to 6000 times its maximum power and exploded while testing a reactor for arctic radar outposts. The reactor had no containment vessel, and the entire crew was killed. The manager was stuck to the ceiling with a component shot through his groin.
NXLm8 TIL that Shunsuke Takasugi, actor of Kazuya Oki in Kamen Rider Super-1, was reported to have stolen ¥50 million from fans between 2003 and 2012. After refusing to either return the money or appear in court to answer a lawsuit, Takasugi became a fugitive from justice, disappearing in 2017.
8j4K TIL that John Quincy Adams, the 6th US President, took the presidential oath of office not after placing his hand on a Bible but upon a book of law.
0dgbL Today I Learned that "Golden Week" in China is a 7 day holiday where workers receive 4 paid days off between 2 weekends so everyone can travel and visit distant family.