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TIL - Members of Forbes 30 under 30 have been arrested for frauds and scams collectively worth $18.5 billion.

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WkBRY TIL Lincoln once reviewed 303 death warrants for Santee Dakota Natives convicted of killing farmers. He approved 39. The Governor of Minnesota then told Lincoln he should have approved all of them for more support in 1864 election. Lincoln responded with "I could not afford to hang men for votes"
9Ye9M TIL heavy multitaskers have a reduced memory according to a Stanford psychologist
PeVe TIL that ‘Intergalactic’ by the Beastie Boys was based on a classical composition called “Night on Bald Mountain.”
VMr0 TIL - if you have an Irish born Grandparent you can attend University in Scotland for free due to European Union rules.
j9KM TIL that an Ohio woman who abandoned kittens was sentenced to sleep in the woods, with no food or entertainment.