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TIL that there is a form of telephone fraud called the "one ring scam," in which the scammer calls the victim via the area code (473) at times in which the victim is unable to take the call, and then when the victim calls back an automatic $20 fee is charged to their account for making the call.

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7rDlb TIL Lorne Michaels - the creator of SNL - considers Steven Seagal to be the biggest jerk ever on the show. Seagal is banned from ever hosting the show again.
WK1o TIL Tardigrades are tiny creatures that are capable of removing the majority of their body water, allowing them to survive in extreme conditions; atmospheric pressures of up to 600 times that of the surface of the earth, 300 degrees below zero and even the vacuum and radiation in space.
Y9ZA TIL scientists estimate only 14% of the 10-14 million species on earth have been documented and over earths history there have been 5 billion different species.
e7r6 TIL in 1992, a man who was likely innocent of a crime for which he was about to be put to death uttered these last words: “I’d like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my everloving ass, because I’m innocent.”
W7x1A TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy