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TIL there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar

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9r4p TIL a 17 y/o high school student jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge “for fun” while on a school trip and survived.
0l9R TIL the Italian government is offering all 18 year olds a €500 ‘culture bonus,’ which can be spent on books, concert tickets, theatre tickets, cinema tickets, museum visits and even trips to the country’s national parks.
m1Y9o TIL that in mediaeval England, an area of special legal jurisdiction extended around the monarch and his court and traveled with him. Legal cases that arose within a 12-mile radius of the monarch (known as the "verge") were tried before a Court of the Verge.
9YpQp TIL scientists discovered a dinosaur tail perfectly preserved in amber. It is full of feathers.
eWlJ TIL that Hitler was one of the wealthiest authors of all time. He accumulated a vast personal wealth from the royalties of his book Mein Kampf. As his fame rose, his income reached the equivalent of nearly $12M a year. This effectively allowed him to buy his way to Chancellor.