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

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40Gw TIL that when C-SPAN asked for illegal copies of Stephen Colbert’s controversial 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech to be removed from Youtube, Google bought the rights to the video and therey saved the viral videos which were already watched 2.7M times in under 48 hours.
Oooje Toxic air is already a serious problem for Americans. Every year, about 200,000 people in the U.S. suffer an early death because of air pollution, according to a 2013 study, and poisonous particles have also been connected to lung and heart disease.
oRMNr TIL that in South Korea, there is a word, “Gwarosa,” which means “death from overwork.” It is officially recognized as a legal cause of death, highlighting a significant issue in a society with one of the highest working hours in the world.
1axQr TIL that the CIA tried to murder the Former Prime Minister of Cuba with a poisoned milkshake because he loved dairy products like ice cream.
yMAM TIL Coffins are given priority over any other luggage on Airplanes