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TIL Russia has a monument dedicated to lab rats

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16BnW TIL that a Commodore 64 program was hidden in the "run-out groove" of the 1984 vinyl record album Electric Eye by the band Prodigal. When the program is loaded and run on the Commodore computer, it displays quotes from Albert Einstein and the Bible.
DvDg TIL some elite Vikings carried “Ulfberht” swords. The steel used to make Ulfberht swords, was superior to European blackmithing for 800yrs.
4nON TIL that Sean Connery wore a toupee in all of his appearances as James Bond, having started balding at age 21.
R7RAj TIL The fake cocaine actors snort on film is vitamin B powder, a common cutting agent for real cocaine.
R7wpQ TIL, the reason why US has quarters instead of some coin acting as fifths of the US Dollar is because the US currency was based off the Spanish Dollar which had 8 reals per peso, "pieces of eight".