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TIL: Irish Socialist James Gralton is the only Irish man to be deported from Ireland.

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e95E TIL that the bad spelling in email scams is intentional and there to weed out the more educated recipients.
PYdLV TIL it is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom to intentionally drive through a puddle and splash someone, which carries fines of up to £5000 (about US$6500)
6Ed0Q TIL anybody travelling on the International Space Station needs to have both metric and imperial tools with them. This is because the American portion has been built in 'imperial' and the rest in metric.
KORvG TIL that it is a myth that more people are alive today than have ever lived. It is estimated that 50-100 billion or more are believed to have already died yet there are currently around 7 billion people alive. Not surprisingly TIL often says "There are more people alive now than ever lived"...Nope.
AQJB TIL that when Wilt Chamberlain became the first NBA player to earn $100,000 in salary, longtime rival Bill Russel demanded his own salary be raised to $100,001. His salary was immediately raised.