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TIL Susan Gore, Gore-Tex heiress, attempted to adopt her ex-husband in order to gain a greater share of an inheritance.

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d8wN7 TIL that a British inventor created an earthquake bomb, which was used in WWII to great effect to destroy bomb-proof installations such as submarine pens. The same inventor later invented a bouncing bomb, which would skip across water to avoid torpedo nets and destroy dams
Z8g4G TIL that the Greek Key design, on the toga the mascot for Little Caesars Pizza wears, is actually the initials LC for Little Caesars.
YpDxx TIL of the philosopher Karl Popper's "paradox of tolerance" which states: "If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.
R06j TIL that after committing a $5.4 million bank heist, Japanese robbers penned a thank-you note to the bank
epjmL TIL Fidel Castro's sister emigrated to the US and was a vocal opponent of her brother's regime in Cuba, working with the CIA