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TIL Lou Pai, one of Enron executives, resigned and sold his shares for $250 million to get divorced and marry a stripper. The company collapsed few months later.

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ADQeB TIL that tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on the planet.
D1O9D TIL an eighth grade girl was detained by police after she attempted to buy her lunch with a 2 dollar bill. After bringing the bill to the bank, they determined it was real
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