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Til the correct term for my relationship with my wife’s sister’s husband is co-brother in-law. He’s my co-bro.

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E9Xx TIL after being selected to have a star on the walk of fame, there’s a $30,000 fee if you actually want it.
XpO8 TIL: Israel’s history of selling USA’s secrets to China goes back to the 1980’s. China acquired advanced military tech & weapons from Israel then re-exported to Pakistan, Iran, etc. Also, Israeli military companies opened offices in China for sales. CIA said profit was “several billion dollars.”
gMaL7 TIL That the US Flag Code does not require that a US flag that touches the ground be burned but merely to adjust the flag so that it is no longer touching the ground.
LOVm TIL that Mr. T was offered 75k USD to assassinate someone. His body guard reputation attracted strange offers and was frequently approached with odd commissions, which included: assassination, tracking runaway teenagers,and locating missing persons.
rNkd1 TIL after discovering Scarface's popularity among hip hop community, Universal proposed changing its synthesizer score to hip hop. De Palma swiftly declined.