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TIL Wells Fargo was forced by the feds to rehire a whistleblower employee that reported fraud, and pay him $5.4 million in damages.

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OLnL TIL St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded in 1962 by comedian Danny Thomas. He promised St. Jude that if he made him successful, he would one day build him a shrine. The hospital has since become a leader in the study and treatment of children’s cancer. St. Jude got his shrine.
D11er TIL Clippy was so unpopular at the time, part of Windows XP's marketing was making people aware they could disable him.
ADL4g TIL that the Virginia Opossum was intentionally introduced to the western United States during the Depression, likely as a food source. It didn't catch on.
D1mgp TIL The FIFA World Cup trophy is the most valuable sporting award, worth a staggering $20,000,000.
mdBR TIL in South Korea, earning an Olympic Medal means you avoid a mandatory two-year military service.