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TIL of the Hungarian pengő, a currency that was so weak, that when it was replaced by the forint, the value of 1 forint was 400 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 (400 octillion) pengő.

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5YA6k TIL about Wallace Souza, a Brazilian politician & TV personality who hosted a true-crime show. He was found guilty of arranging murders himself in order to get the inside scoop and boost ratings for his show.
wdO7 TIL fecal transplant is an increasingly popular treatment of severe bacterial infections. Disease-free feces from a donor is infused and the bacteria defeats the infection. It is being explored as a treatment for a variety of conditions, including obesity, M.S., diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease.
LoRP TIL a man in Nebraska is breeding red cows and sending them to Israel in hopes of a pure red heifer being born there; such an event will allegedly prompt Jews to build a Third Temple, which fundamentalist Christians believe will usher in Jesus’ Second Coming.
v1LZL TIL that the flag of Hawaii is the only US state flag to include a foreign country's national flag.
WGXB TIL The U.S. Department of Education prohibits schools from spending money on D.A.R.E. because studies have proven it to be a completely ineffective program.