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TIL The record for highest sale at auction for a United States bank note is $396,000 for a modern series $20 with a banana sticker on it.

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BgdrL TIL of Nicholas Alahverdian, a criminal who after committing various crimes became an incel leader, claimed to be the victim of libel, disappeared for 4 years, faked lymphoma and then his death, then eventually moved to Scotland and faked being a professor. He was arrested in the hospital with covid
6VPW TIL While visiting New York City in 1931, Winston Churchill was hit by a car while leaving a taxi, as he looked right, but not left, for cars, as he was used to English roads.
oPw7 TIL that for the movie Mallrats, Jason Mewes (Jay) had to audition for the role, even though it was written for him and he had played it before, because the studio did not want him. Others that he auditioned against included Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.
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