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TIL that single men in 1900s Argentina paid "professional lady rejectors" to avoid bachelor tax

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KODrR TIL the highest natural point in Rhode Island, Jerimoth Hill, was once considered one of the more difficult state highpoints to scale despite being a gentle hill only 812 feet above sea level, as the trail up the hill passed through the private property of an old man who would threaten trespassers.
QgVE TIL Judd Nelson got into acting accidentally. His first audition was so he wouldn’t get kicked out of watching his friend audition. He got the part.
v1dRr TIL a drug company tried to avoid legal challenges to one of its patents by transferring its patent rights to a Native American tribe (and exclusively licensing them back) so they could claim sovereign immunity against any patent lawsuits. It didn't work.
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