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TIL 1 US dollar in dimes weighs the same as 1 dollar in quarters (22.68 grams)

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mxPey TIL about Han purple and Han blue. They are synthetic barium copper silicate pigments developed in China and used in ancient and imperial China from the Western Zhou period (1045–771 BC) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 AD).
jNDaQ TIL about Freedom Ship, a traveling floating city concept imagined with the primary objective of housing 60,000 residents to avoid taxes.
EQmw TIL The word “Minute” comes from “the first MINUTE (small) division of an hour”. The word “Second” comes from “the SECOND minute division of an hour”.
mDAx TIL that Frank Sinatra carried a roll of dimes until the day he died, and was buried with a roll of dimes because he was scared of running out of change when talking to his son’s kidnappers on the pay phone.
epaWD TIL that, contrary to popular belief, there is only one known instance where pirates buried their treasure. William Kidd buried his treasure on Gardiner Island before he was hanged. The myth of buried pirate treasure was later popularized by novels like Treasure Island.