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TIL $100 bills made up 80% of all US currency

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dDkRE TIL that in 1986, a group of metal singers did an event called "hear 'n aid" to raise funds for Africa. It was organized by Ronnie James Dio and his band. This happened apparently because nobody of the metal scene was invited to the more mainstream fun rising event called "We Are the World".
egBk TIL 20th Century Fox gave up merchandising and sequel rights to Star Wars in exchange for Lucas accepting a $150,000 salary instead of $500,000. George Lucas made over $7 billion from Star Wars.
b9P99 TIL about Alliance to Rescue Civilization, a group devoted to the establishment of an off-Earth "backup" facility of human civilization. It would serve to repopulate the Earth after a worldwide disaster such as pandemic or war.
4Xoma TIL of the Xylospongium, also known as sponge on a stick, was a hygienic utensil used by ancient Romans to wipe their anus after defecating, consisting of a wooden stick with a sea sponge fixed at one end.
b9GD9 TIL of Tesler's theorem: “AI is whatever hasn't been done yet". Every time an AI system completes a new feat, that feat loses its status as a benchmark for 'true' intelligence. Then, the goalposts for what counts as AI change again.