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TIL Animal Planet made a fake documentary about the existence of mermaids… twice

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5VlmD TIL: A man, over the phone, convinced various restaurant and grocery managers to conduct strip searches of female staff, or in one case a customer, on behalf of "the police". For at least 12 years, starting in 1992, over 70 such occurrences were reported in 30 U.S. states.
R5Vmj TIL that there is a World Championship for Microsoft Excel, (an e-sport!) which consists of solving mathematical problems and complex financial models on Excel quicker than your opponents. The 2023 winner, 'Andrew the Annihilator', got a wrestling-style belt, a trophy, and $3,000.
OoxlL TIL General Motors Hired Prostitutes To Seduce Ralph Nader In An Attempt To Discredit Him Due To A Book He Wrote Called “Unsafe At Any Speed” Exposing The Unsafe Practices Of Car Companies
8vlK TIL Fedex uses the United States Postal Service to ship almost a third of it’s packages in order to save money.
wLV1 TIL that for every dollar spent on NASA, the economy receives approximately seven dollars back in payoff