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TIL in California, regardless of store policy, gift cards with a value less than $10 are redeemable in cash.

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x64gw TIL that Giovanni da Montecorvino was a 13th-century catholic missionary who, on orders of the pope, went on a journey to mongol-ruled China. There he translated the Bible into Mongolian, converted about 6000 people and was appointed "archbishop of Beijing" by the pope.
kONpe TIL Alice Cooper once appeared on The Muppet Show, playing one of the Devil’s agents and offered the Muppets endless wealth and fame in exchange for their souls.
e0oKJ TIL that there is a tree called the Idiot Fruit tree (Idiospermum australiense) which only occurs in Australia’s Daintree rainforest. It is also known as the green dinosaur due to it dating back over 100 million years.
4koMN TIL that in Finnish myth, the World tree in Norse mythology is considered to be an English oak tree that, after it was felled, released its magic to create the universe.
W7Mm8 TIL In 2018, MIT scientists created and flew the first heavier-than-air vehicle with zero moving parts. It flew using an ion-drive.