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TIL Soviet banknotes following the Russian Revolution had the Communist Manifesto printed on them in different languages, encouraging workers of the world to unite.

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7Q6b TIL that John McCain was born in Panama and not the continental US. How did he run for president? After a bipartisan review and a Senate resolution, it was concluded he was a natural born citizen as at the time Panama was controlled by the US.
kObdd TiL about the "World Passport" scam which has been running since 1954 and is still running today.
XR4r TIL an economist discovered that, other things being equal, suburban residents have more friends , invite friends into their homes more and have greater involvement in community groups. For every 10 percent decrease in density, the chance of people talking to their neighbors increases 10 percent
kJeDd TIL Scotland has 421 words for snow. This is because they have words to describe every type of snow, such as steels (to start raining or snowing), feefle (to swirl), and flinkdrinkin (a light snow).
rRZWw TIL Marlon Brando was a two-time Academy Award winner and eight-time nominee. He spoke five languages – English, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. His acting skills were so legendary that Robin Williams, Michael Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg and Sean Penn showed up to his acting classes.