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TIL that the Italian mafia's scammed people with counterfeit olive oil. It's lucrative but less risky than smuggling drugs.

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8gL TIL John Adams, America’s 2nd President, said America was not founded on Christianity and was not against Islam.
GYKj5 TIL that Randy Johnson, an MLB pitcher known for accidentally hitting and killing a bird with one of his pitches on 3/24/2001, has a dead bird as the logo of his photography company.
QQJe TIL that Dolly Parton started a programme where she would send a free book to any child every month up to their fifth birthday and that any child from the US, UK, Canada and Australia is eligible.
drDr TIL that the JFK assassination conspiracy theory has been described by subsequent Congress investigations as “highly probable”
kOoaE Recently, a collaboration of marine researchers from eight different countries began a project called GoJelly to create an array of jellyfish-based products, including water filters, fish feed, face cream, fertilizers, and food.