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In 1980, the FBI created a fake company to bribe Congress members, and nearly 25% of those targeted accepted the bribe and were convicted.
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In 1980, the FBI created a fake company to bribe Congress members, and nearly 25% of those targeted accepted the bribe and were convicted.


TIL in 2011, John Riccitiello, who was the CEO of EA at the time and is now the CEO of Unity, proposed a model for online multiplayer shooters like Battlefield. In this model, players who ran out of ammo could make an instant real money payment for a quick reload.


TIL - Disney once sued three day care centers in Florida for unauthorized use of their characters (5 foot high likenesses on murals on the buildings) who had to remove them. Universal in turn let the centers use Scooby Doo, Flintstones & other of their Hanna-Barbera characters.




TIL an adult male peasant in the UK in the 13th century (1,620 hours/year) worked less hours per year than both: an average worker in the US in 1850 (3,150-3,650 hours/year) and an average worker in the US in 1987 (1,949 hours/year).









TIL about Anton syndrome is a rare condition in which an individual becomes blind but is unaware of this fact. This is because the brain generates visual images that are perceived as real, leading the individual to believe that they can see.