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TIL In 2000 Sony invented a movie critic by the name of David Manning and used his fictional quotes to promote movies. Sony ended up paying over $1.5m to moviegoers in a class action lawsuit and over $300,000 to the state of Connecticut where Manning supposedly worked at a small weekly paper.

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R76G4 Today I learned that Jesus’ real name translates from Hebrew to English as Joshua, but repeated translations left us with “Jesus.”
9QEG TIL That a firefighter was killed during 9/11 because someone jumped from one of top floors and hit him
yBVV TIL that the 33 men stuck underground for 69 days in the San Esteban Mining Company accident received zero compensation even though the mining company had very poor safety standards.
OGE4g TIL that fighting off bad spirits is serious business in Romania, and they do it in the coolest way possible—with a bear dance! You guys... every December, people in Comănești wear intricate bear costumes and perform traditional dances to banish evil spirits and welcome in the new year!
dbmE TIL the longest prison sentence was 141,078 years, given to a Thai woman who defrauded over 16,000 people out of over $200m. She served 8 years.