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TIL only 8% of the world's currency exists in physical form. The rest exists only on a computer.

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P1Q7Z TIL that North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung’s mother was a Presbyterian deaconess, and one of the few churches openly operating in North Korea is dedicated in her honor.
Lkndv TIL Texas didn’t have safety regulations on natural gas until after a school blew up and killed hundreds of children. Nobody was held accountable, but they passed strict regulations afterwards. It was so bad that even Hitler sent a letter of condolence.
Meoem TIL the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy collects about $4000 worth of coins every day. Most of the money goes towards charities like a supermarket for the needy.
dpaB TIL that in 1877 when Brahms’ released his First Symphony he was accused of plagiarizing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, he replied with “any ass can see that”
0wDM5 TIL: Hitler considered Islam to be much more compatible with Germany than Christianity