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TIL one gallon of horseshoe crab blood sells for $60,000 on the world market.

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6EeEQ TIL that cruise ships are required to carry body bags and to maintain a small morgue in the event of a death onboard
nWJZ9 TIL that Pope Paul II supposedly died from indigestion caused by eating melon in excess, or by being sodomised by a page boy
WAJA TIL that a dog that chased away a suicide bomber in Afghanistan and saved the lives of 50 US soldiers was accidently euthanized in a dog shelter in Arizona.
YpN17 TIL banknotes in Scotland are unique. They are one of the only banknotes in the world to be issued by retail banks. Every banknote issued must be backed by an equivalent Bank of England note or Gold. Scottish banknotes are not legal tender.
L7jd TIL President Harding died as one of the most popular presidents. Subsequent revelations caused him to be judged as one of the worst