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Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2026 19:30:35 JST Today I learned

TIL Voltaire had enough money to sit around and think all day because he noticed a flaw in the national lottery which he exploited to win half a million livre, worth as much as $120 million today by some measures
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/voltaire-enlightenment-philosopher-and-lottery-scammer-180967265/
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