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TIL about the Nordic Model

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E150w TIL the Germans had a master plan for the Mediterranean Sea which included closing the Gibraltar Straight to increase land for settlement
9eyD TIL that a man died after drinking $54,000 worth of methamphetamine, after mistaking it for fruit juice.
mXnx TIL that a 92 yr old man has pirated over 300,000 copies of DVDs for soldiers in combat
Zpa0D TIL an Argentinian newspaper vendor was able to concoct a hand-written algorithm on his notebook that had allowed him to figure out the CVC numbers of his victims credit cards, analyzing their number and expiration. He was caught after buying tv subscriptions from his stand for the commission.
Axgd TIL that sailors wore gold ear-rings because the value was enough to bury you in a foreign country.