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TIL salt used to be used as currency, the word "salary" comes from the Latin word for salt

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WkoRX TIL of a Brazilian millionaire who planned to bury his Bentley so he could drive around in the afterlife. After receiving backlash he revealed it was a PR stunt for organ donation, stating "most people bury something a lot more valuable than my car...healthy organs that will save so many lives."
VKGG TIL that Sean Connery, who started balding at age 21, wore a toupee throughout all of the Bond films.
D0NV TIL - The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name - the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
xVvjb TIL Lyndon B Johnson worked 18-20 hour days without breaks and had no leisure activities. He also smoked heavily, knew every senators' ambitions, hopes, and tastes were and used it to his advantage in securing votes. And was the "[most] powerful majority leader in American history" as a congressman.
M7J8A TIL there are no records of a panda having killed a human.