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TIL in 2013 a California couple discovered a trove of gold coins in their backyard while walking their dog. Tucked away in eight buried cans were 1,427 rare mint-condition coins dating from 1847 to 1894. A rare coin expert who represents the finders, appraised the U.S. coins at $11 million.

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VMJKD TIL that "Old Town Road" is based around a sample from Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor is listed as one of the songwriters.
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R7Z81 TIL two Japanese Kawanishi H8K "Emily" flying boats carried out an unsuccessful bombing raid on Hawaii on March 4, 1942. Four bombs from one of the planes exploded near a high school in Honolulu which shattered some of its windows.
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Lkkrd TIL: The original script of Raiders of the Lost Ark called for a sword fight, but due to Harrison Ford getting dysentery, to avoid shooting such a complex scene while that sick, the directors and producers just let him shoot his opponent with his revolver in the film.