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TIL You can buy $10,000 shredded dollars for $45 bucks, straight from the government!

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P1JDw TIL When racing, F1 cars generate so much negative pressure as the vehicle moves, that manhole covers which are not secured can be lifted from the ground.
4XYya TIL that in 1974, Fleetwood Mac's manager Clifford Davis assembled an entirely seperate group of musicians to take the mantle and name of the band after the original members declined to go on tour. The new band would go on tour, but audience members noticed the imposters, and refunds were requested.
N7bjb TIL Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Joseph Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, with Hitler being nominated in 1939, Mussolini in 1935 and Stalin in both 1945 & 1948.
8eGQG TIL in 1921, the Football Association of England issued an edict, part of which read "the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged"
9Knm TIL the “cheerleader effect”, the theory that girls look more attractive in groups, is scientifically proven