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TIL Joan Ginther won millions four times from Scratch off tickets. Last prize….10 million.

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nMOG TIL John F. Kennedy requested his head of press, Pierre Salinger, to get him 1,000 Cuban cigars. Seconds after bringing the president 1,200 cigars, Kennedy signed the Cuban trade embargo.
NX8j1 TIL U.S. cash often contains traces of cocaine and other drugs, leading to innocent people having their money seized after drug-sniffing dogs detect traces. In 1994, a court ruled that widespread drug contamination of money in Los Angeles meant dog alerts alone didn’t justify forfeiture.
8eXdb TIL couples in India are likely to spend one fifth of their total lifetime earnings on their wedding
owpL TIL that ransom payments to a kidnapper are tax-deductible in the United States.
5V7lP TIL: That the term 'hamstring' came about as it was common to use the long tendons of these muscles to tie up hams or pork thighs for curing