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TIL the FBI tried to intimidate the publishers of MAD magazine for making fun of the FBI and Hoover

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J0V1 TIL that the compliance-gaining technique of adding “but you are free to refuse” after a verbal request has been found to double your chances of getting what you want.
6EmEQ TIL that Danish priests still wear ruffs (those large frilled disk-like collars once popular across Europe centuries ago) today.
bRAj TIL the French term for Brass Knuckles is “poing américain”, which literally translates to “American fist”
PYZ0J TIL Prince released an album with Dave Chapelle dressed him from his show on the cover.
6ZA8 TIL: If you started with $0.01 and doubled your money every day, it would take 27 days to become a millionaire.