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TIL that the Glipper in Terry Pratchett's book Making Money was based on a real device

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nWjPW TIL of a Spokane fraudster who ran a car accident insurance fraud scheme that involved many conspirators. He would fake car crashes that involved ramming the cars himself, inflicting injuries on selected fake victims, with them even carrying bottles of urine to pour over themselves for the act.
BGNe TIL that Romania’s Pre-WW2 king is still alive, and he is willing to serve as king again if the people wants him back.
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