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TIL Some Nigerian prince scammers use bad English and a dumb premise, not because they’re actually clueless, but because they want only the biggest suckers to respond, allowing them to dedicate their time and efforts to people who might actually pay up.

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W7ddN TIL The Burger King chain is called Hungry Jack’s in Australia
6E8GJ TIL That the Navajo were not the only Code Talkers in WWII. In fact, the Comanche had their own Code Talkers that were used in Europe the same way the Navajo were used in the Pacific.
pAv4 TIL when Skylab fell back to Earth it rained debris on a small town in Australia. The town, Esperance, fined NASA $400 for littering
e08WD TIL being a cop ranks as the 22nd most dangerous job in the US, behind professions like cement mason and crossing guard
7r5pp TIL about a golf course that straddles the Swedish/Finnish border. Hitting the ball from the tee on the sixth hole means your ball will technically fly for just over an hour, as it crosses the time zone between countries.