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TIL that not only can monkeys be trained to use money, they will use it rationally — and buy sex for it, too.

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BroVW TIL that the largest municipality in the world is Sermersooq in Greenland, with an area of 531,900 km² (and a population of 23,123) - if it was a country, it would be the 48th largest in the world, larger than Yemen, Spain, or Thailand
p8V9b TIL one of the special effects in Highlander (1985) was achieved by strapping car batteries to the actors’ legs and wiring them up so they’d spark when a sword struck. Production would pause while filming these scenes after three takes because the sword handles would get too hot.
JYY1v TIL that in 2013 four female prison guards were all found to have been impregnated by the same inmate.
l5N TIL the US Mint accidentally created “godless” dollar coins that don’t have the phrase “In God We Trust” inscribed on them
nYpP TIL that Keith Moon, the drummer for The Who, asked his then-girlfriend, Walter-Lax, to cook him steak and eggs. When she refused, he said, “If you don’t like it, you can fuck off!” Those were his last words - he was found dead of an overdose after.