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TIL People throw €1.5 million in coins into the Trevi Fountain each year.

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neago TIL of John Howland, an indentured servant boy who went overboard on The Mayflower and was miraculously saved. His descendants include: The Bush family, FDR, writers Emerson & Longfellow, Brigham Young & Joseph Smith, Chevy Chase and over 2 million other Americans.
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