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TIL that the Japanese 1 Yen coin is made from Aluminium and is so light that it can float on water.

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EgEgp TIL the Liberty class cargo ship was mass produced by the United States to help win WWII. Made with antiquated, but easily manufactured technology they were built in record time. Of the 2710 ships made, only my 4 remain. Three are museums, while the fourth is a land locked canning facility.
54p8 TIL “Paranoid”, one of Black Sabbath’s most famous songs, was written and recorded in minutes as a filler song. Ozzy Osbourne read the lyrics as he was singing them.
VM1dZ TIL that the modern United States of America is considered a 'Hyperpower' having eclipsed the status of a Superpower.
8a508 TIL that there is an arrest order for Mark Zuckerberg in Faisalabad. Pakistan since 2012 because of blasphemous content on Facebook
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