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TIL a man, who was convicted of drug trafficking in 2003, was forced to forfeit lottery winnings of $5.4 million because the ticket was purchased with proceeds of that trafficking.

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N7pY8 TIL in the South Korean town of Daesong-dong, residents are exempt from taxes and the mandatory military service in an effort by the government to keep people there despite being only 350m from the N Korean border. However, for security reasons, there is a curfew and headcount at 11pm every night.
eOo4 TIL that in 2013, a scientific experiment at Hebrew University of Jerusalem found the evidence for something called “Herding effect” - that on sites like Reddit, 1 early upvote would boost the final comment score by an average of 25 Percent by changing perception of how people look at it
ae9o TIL there’s a brand new hotel in Las Vegas that needs to be demolished because of a structural design flaw. Total loss after construction, lawyers and demolition; $400 million.
b6o59 TIL that gunpowder was accidentally discovered when Chinese alchemists tried to develop a "fountain of youth" potion.
R5BR1 TIL the 1886 Charleston, SC earthquake was so powerful, it caused speculation that Florida had broken off from the mainland USA