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TIL: John Paul DeJoria, founder of Paul Mitchell Hair Products, also founded Patrón Tequila.

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0dN8L TIL: A Virginia Beach woman produced $31.8 million in counterfeit coupons. She was sentenced to 12 years in prison “perpetrating a counterfeit coupon fraud scheme”. Her husband was sentenced to 7 years in prison because he was aware of and profited from the scheme.
OEmX TIL the state name “Idaho” doesn’t mean anything. Some guy just made it up for shits and giggles in the 1860s.
l7RlG TIL that in many places (in this case specifically, Ontario), the distance to a city on a highway sign isn't to the city limits; it's the distance to the seat of government (usually city hall) by the shortest route.
LkeQZ TIL The band Alphaville ("Big in Japan", "Forever Young") is German.
Me9WA TIL that famous computer hacker Kevin Mitnick only wound up in jail originally because a "friend" was pissed that Mitnick beat him at a $150 bet. | After being bested, Mitnick's then-friend was so angry about losing that he called the FBI and blew Mitnick in.