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TIL How a Canadian Ordained Rabbi Ended Up Owning the World's Most Famous Porn Company

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EgnRo TIL that Anthony Gignac, a con artist who managed to defraud funds of $8.1 million over several years by posing a member of the Saudi royalty, was only caught after the supposed Muslim prince ordered pork at a restaurant.
W7xAY TIL that there is a school in MA for people with developmental disabilities that uses shock treatment and even with 6 deaths over its history, is still ongoing
YlMZ TIL in Canada you can serve a prison sentence on weekends.
WkJvY TIL Steve Comisar sold 'Solar Powered Clothes Drier' in national magazines for $49.95 each. Customers received a length of ordinary clothesline.
QN7aE TIL in the TV show House, the producers originally wanted as part of the opening sequence during the theme song, to include an image of a cane and an image of a Vicodin bottle but Fox objected so they settled on rowers on a lake instead.