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TIL Photoshop won’t allow you to edit pictures of currency.

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Y7Ypd TIL that actor Oliver Reed died after challenging a group of Royal Navy sailors to a drinking match in a pub and collapsing, during a break from filming "Gladiator". Despite this, he was still nominated for a BAFTA for his role in the movie
abdA TIL mucus in the nose serves to dissolve odor molecules so that they can activate different receptors, and also to protect from toxic odorants
5OdR TIL that in 1964 Zambia tried beating the US and the USSR in the space race. They used swings for zero gravity and rolling down a hill in barrels for turbulence training and a catapult to launch the 1,8mx3m rocket to the moon. The afronaut crew consisted of 10 Zambians, one 17y old girl and her cat.
mxx0R TIL - 'Wednesday' derives from Old English 'Wōdnesdæg' which originates from the Old Norse God Odin's name.
grxX7 TIL about the 15-in Rodman Cannon. The balls fired by the Rodman were 500 to 600lb, and took 50lb of black powder to shoot their shot.