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TIL: The odds of flipping a coin is actually 51/49. The odds of spinning a US penny is actually 80/20.

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gM4VL TIL in 1880s Britain, a fraudulent organization "catfished" singles by advertising high-class matches. Once a fee was paid, the promised wealthy matches disappeared and were replaced with working-class matches. After the organization was raided, they mocked the victims in court for being gullible.
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4kglX TIL that in 1994, Lennox Lewis was paid $4 million by Don King, to step aside as the mandatory challenger to Mike Tyson, and allow Tyson to fight Bruce Seldon instead.