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TIL that the $2 bill is still being printed and circulated today. The reason it feels rare is because so many people believe it’s rare and end up hoarding it, which keeps it out of circulation.

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e0rBg TIL that U.S. area codes were influenced by the rotary dial, where smaller numbers are dialed faster than longer ones. The first digit could not be one or zero, but the second had to be one or zero. Therefore, the most quickly dialed code was 212; the slowest was 909. This system existed until 1995.
d0j TIL the largest waterfall on Earth is actually under the ocean.
egL6 TIL Tesla wouldn’t speak to women who wore pearl jewelry.
wL6RE TIL any former President of the US not removed from office will have a lifetime of perks including pensions and Secret Service protection.
m8lp TIL that the worlds first smartphone was released in 1994 by IBM, and cost $899, and had only one 3rd party app