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TIL That Once a Year One Guy Buys All of Israel's Bread for $300 Million

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8arNK TIL about the "Cash for Kids" scandal where two judges sent thousands of kids to jail in exchange for money from a for-profit detention centers.
XEZ66 TIL of Stephen Blumberg, a book thief who stole more than 23,600 books worth $5.3 million. He took them from more than 268 universities and museums. It was the largest book theft in the states, and Blumberg has been recognised as the most successful book thief in US history.
xxj0 TIL that ‘Mad Men’ understated its depiction of drinking, smoking, and sex in 1960s Manhattan. Advertising veteran Jerry Della Femina said that “Three-martini lunches were the norm … The only thing that saved us was that the clients and agencies that we were going back to drank as much as we did”.
9Yj1D TIL, you can be cremated and and turned into a “Natural Reef” which is eco-friendly.
9wBNQ TIL that the song "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" as well as a few others in the movie Lilo and Stitch were sung by the Kamehameha Schools Choir, which is a private school system in Hawaii catering to native students.