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TIL following the Civil War an estimated one-third to one-half of circulating currency was counterfeit

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PYOO TIL that legendary American figure Johnny Appleseed set out to plant apple trees for hard cider, not eating.
rE5W TIL that the BMI(body mass index) the most widely used measurement for body weight, is wrong, and even the creator says it cannot be used to measure the fat of an individual.
J19Mk TIL W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a predominantly white town that was unusually tolerant for its time. He was the only Black child in school but received support from white teachers and classmates, who even helped fund his education.
v19N8 TIL On April 16th, 1912 Harriet Quimby became the first woman to pilot an aircraft across the English Channel. Her accomplishment received little media attention, however, as the sinking of the RMS Titanic the day before consumed the interest of the public and filled newspapers.
QJxda TIL The Black Death led to sharp decline in available workforce in England and Wales. Vagrancy laws criminalised unemployed people who could work but chose not to. People who were too sick or old to work had to obtain beggar's licenses.