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TIL portraits of presidents were not depicted on the official currency of the USA until the beginning of the 20th century. The first dollars had the figures and faces of the characters of Greek and Roman mythology and pictures with the participation of Native Americans appeared on the money.

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RyQa TIL that Scientists have asserted that every type of smell/aroma in the world can be broken down into differing combinations of 10 primary smells. They are fragrant, woody/resinous, non-citrus fruity, sharp/pungent, chemical, minty/peppermint, sweet, popcorn, sickening, and lemon.
awnB9 TIL that Marco Polo makes no mention of the Great Wall in any of his writings on China, which some people believe proves he never visited the country. This type of conclusion is called “argument from silence” and is a common logical fallacy.
JYWK8 TIL the Dalai Lama released a spoken word album filled with mantras and new age music titled Inner World, earlier this month
9DWD TIL In May 1995, Chinese occupying forces in Tibet abducted six year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (the Panchen Lama) from his home in Tibet. He has not been seen or heard from since.
8mPV TIL Edgar Allen Poe wrote a story about 4 crewman who are lost at sea and turned to eating the cabin boy named Richard Parker, 46 years later, an English Yacht sank and the remaining 4 survivors in a life boat turned to eating the Cabin Boy after he fell ill, also named Richard Parker