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TIL that by law, only dead people can appear on United States currency

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Br4mD TIL the movie "Deep Throat" was made for $47,500, but made at least $30 million, and according to some estimates, it might have brought in as much as $600 million of earnings.
QJoeE TIL Hippocrates believed that the natural processes of the body shouldn't be intervened. This philosophy carried into the late 1800s to the extent that development of pus was seen as positive indicator of healing because it was routinely found in all kinds of wounds. It was called "laudable pus".
e07QL TIL of Boustrophedon or "Ox-Turning", a method where ancient writers would write left-to-right on one line and right-to-left (mirrored) on the next line, alternating each line until the end of the writing; a method that is easier to read than what we read today.
5Yaln TIL that the name of Bahamas Is believed to come from the Taino language "Ba Ha Ma", although It is also considered its derivation from the Spanish "Baja Mar", which means "Shallow water".
gvrL TIL in 2006 a parrot was summoned to court as a witness in a divorce trial. The parrot described 3 “pretty dollies” that the husband had “tickled” while his wife was away. He also identified the women in photographs, calling them by their correct names. The judge granted the Mrs. her divorce