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TIL America has barred living people from appearing on currency after a Treasury Official tried placing himself on a bill

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b6EvN TIL David Miscavige has only given one publicly televised interview in his 38 years as Scientology's leader. It was in February 1992, in a 72-minute segment with Ted Koppel on Nightline.
mR6E TIL in 2010, a 3-year old boy playing with his father’s metal detector for the first time discovered a 16th century golden pendant estimated to be worth $4 million.
xVaQ5 TIL that eyewitness misidentification is the greatest contributing factor to wrongful convictions proven by DNA testing, playing a role in more than 70% of convictions overturned through DNA testing nationwide.
R7pY8 TIL the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space is called the Kármán line
vPXdR TIL The first central heating system was developed for the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus around 550 BC by the Ancient Greeks. It consisted of a wood-fired furnace and pipes that circulated the hot air underneath the stone floors.