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TIL that in 2013, a man tried to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil to promote a charity. He was run over and killed by a truck just 250 miles into his 10,000-mile trip



TIL Stalin, towards the end of his life, routinely forced the politburo to get incredibly drunk. His compulsory dinners featured forced drinking games, such as guessing the temperature and taking a shot of vodka for each degree off.



TIL that 42 buildings in New York City have their own zip code. It's either because of their size, the money they generate, or the number of people who work in them.




Today I learned of Herman Perry, a African-American WWII soldier who fled into the jungles of Indian/Burma after killing his CO in 1944. During this time he ended up marrying the chief's daughter of the Naga Tribe that took him in. He was eventually caught and executed in 1945.


It's getting increasingly more difficult to use this biogradable fork which started doing this half way through my lunch.
r/mildlyinteresting

Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.


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It's getting increasingly more difficult to use this biogradable fork which started doing this half way through my lunch.
r/mildlyinteresting - It's getting increasingly more difficult to use this biogradable fork which started doing this half way through my lunch.


TIL That the Smoky Mountains are home to a temperate rainforest on a section of the mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Worldwide, this is a very rare ecosystem that is not experienced by many other locations on earth.








TIL that a company released an app in 2016 that allowed users to review other humans similar to Yelp for businesses. Ambiguity as to whether it was opt-in and how much control users had over negative reviews led to public outcry. It was taken down soon after.


YSK: Coinstar now charges up to 7% of your coins if you purchase an Amazon gift card
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YSK: Coinstar now charges up to 7% of your coins if you purchase an Amazon gift card

Why YSK:

Used to be Coinstar had a 0% fee offer with Amazon. No fees for turning your coins in an Amazon paper gift card receipt. That deal must have fallen apart as now Coinstar is reselling Amazon gift cards to the kiosk users and charging up to 7% for it.

"Transaction Fee: Up to 7% | Minimum amount: $5.00. | Maximum amount: $1,000.

Amazon.com Gift Cards, GCs, sold by Coinstar, Inc., an authorized and independent reseller of Amazon.com Gift Cards.

Except as required by law, GCs cannot be transferred for value or redeemed for cash.

GCs may be used only for purchases of eligible goods at Amazon.com or certain of its affiliated websites.

For complete terms and conditions, see www.amazon.com/gc-legal.

GCs are issued by ACI Gift Cards, Inc., a Washington corporation. All Amazon ®, ™ and O are IP of Amazon dot com, Inc. or its affiliates. No expiration date."

So, know that using Coinstar to exchange for Amazon gift cards isn't free anymore.

SOURCE: Choose an eGift Card at Coinstar