› added 5 years ago

190

TIL a billion dollar French manuscript Ponzi scheme almost collapsed in 2012, but at the last minute the person behind it suddenly won the Lottery for $219 million, allowing the scheme to continue for another 2 years.

Read more nytimes.com

via reddit.com

rRp81 TIL That fireflies are predatory...
epZZ5 TIL that pirates and buccaneers sometimes engaged in "matelotage", a practice in which male couples would agree to share their incomes and inherit their partner's property in the case of their death.
yQQke TIL Squatting is legal in Belgium
0kRM TIL there exists patents for a nuclear powered drill that heats up the tip of the drill to high enough temperatures to melt rocks and create a glass coated tunnel.
5VBlr TIL I NEED to drink water everyday !!