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TIL that the annual Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act in the US prhibits the redesign of the $1 bill because of how little it gets counterfeited. (pg 24, section 118)

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QNgNk TIL New York City had a rat population of approximately 2,000,000 rats in 2014, but this number has likely decreased due to 2021 Tropical Storm Ida causing mass drownings.
4k466 TIL: Sperm whales are so named because of a waxy substance known as spermaceti found in their heads. This substance was used in oil lamps, lubricants, and candles in olden days leading to these whales being the primary target of the whaling industry
o97o TIL that one of the most fearsome and successful pirates ever was a Chinese woman
XxKD TIL London has an elevated system of walkways between buildings that was more or less abandoned in the 1980s.
Ry66 TIL of the Behistun Inscription. Much like the Rosetta Stone, which was crucial in deciphering hieroglyphics, the Behistun is a multilingual inscription that was the key to decoding cuneiform. It told the story of King Darius’ struggle for power as well as his conquests in Mesopotamia and Persia.