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TIL that in 1995 St. Jude’s Hospital got an anonymous letter containing the $1mil Monopoly piece from the McDonalds promotion game. It was mailed by the Chief of Security, at the company that organized the promotion, after major fraud was uncovered within the company.

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awnwy TIL British intelligence chiefs tried to guess Hitler’s plans by studying his horoscope.
XE8PX TIL that, owing to a surge in production at the end of the 19th century, oysters became cheaper than meat, poultry, and fish, making them a popular dish on working class tables in the United States and Europe. This period of mass production is known as the Golden Age of Oysters.
xVpK1 TIL an unknown species of spider constructs Stonehenge-like structures out of silk
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