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TIL a guy named James Randi will pay US$1,000,000 (One Million US Dollars) to any person who demonstrates any psychic, supernatural, or paranormal ability. It remains unclaimed for 40 years.

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MeJmK TIL Dennis Rodman was told he would not be welcomed in North Korea again 'until he cleaned up his act' after he got drunk, vomited and defecated all over a hotel in the country during the country leader's birthday celebrations. He checked into rehab after returning from North Korea to the U.S.
Lk47r TIL that the American public found out about the existence of the atomic bomb only sixteen hours after the bombing of Hiroshima.
v1wdK TIL The legal definition of a 'sandwich' differs across the USA. In California, a hot dog is a sandwich. In Massachusetts, a burrito is not a sandwich. The USDA defines a sandwich as meat between two slices of bread and says a burrito is a 'sandwich like product.' New York has another definition.
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