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TIL Printing $2 bills is twice as cost effective for the US Mint as printing $1 notes since they both cost 6.2 cents to manufacture

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ApGw TIL Russia contains several “Closed Cities”. These cities’ existence are denied by the government and their location is unknown. All foreigners are prohibited from visiting them and these cities do not appear on any maps or road signs.
DRZg TIL a restaurant manager at Disneyland Paris killed himself in 2010 and scratched a message on a wall saying “Je ne veux pas retourner chez Mickey” which translates to “I don’t want to work for Mickey any more.”
E1Ond TIL There are twice as many trees in the UK today as there were a hundred years ago.
GYRA4 TIL that US and UK were reluctant to release info about the Holocaust, as they felt that the extreme stories would undermine the credibility of both governments. US also didn't want to turn the war into being about Jews, as antisemitism was quite common in US at the time.
E1QyW TIL in 1981 Dr. Michael Shannon, a pediatrician back then, saved the life of a 3.2 pounds new-born Chris Trokey, who had a 50/50 chance at surviving. In 2011, Trokey returned the favor as a paramedic when he helped saving a seriously injured Dr. Shannon from a car accident.