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TIL ancient Egyptians used meteorites as jewelry

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oer TIL there was a Eurozone of the 19th century: the Latin Monetary Union. With many of the same countries, plus Switzerland! It dissolved mainly because of the weak Greek economy & unwitting bailouts of France and Italy.
yVVVe TIL of Kármán line - a line to delineate aeronautics and astronautics, to differentiate between earth's atmosphere and outer space, maintained by the FAI. It is situated at a distance of 100km from the earth's surface.
7rMPb TIL after being traded since 1961, Pork Bellies were de-listed from the stock exchange in 2011 due to low trading volumes. Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice is on the verge of being de-listed too.
4KM5 TIL there are 86 Lego bricks for every person on earth.
AoAl TIL in California if you order a cold Subway sandwich “to go” then its non taxed. Order it “for here” and the sandwich is taxed.