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TIL about the 7000 types of private bank notes that once existed in US (1792-1863)

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wPro TIL that in Rome the ruins of Pompey’s Theatre (the temple where Julius Caesar was assassinated) is now a protected cat sanctuary. This important historical site is now a no-kill zone for various breeds of cats to live peacefully
m1RR TIL that in the German version of the Muppet Show, the Swedish Chef is called The Danish Chef.
KoMR TIL there are North Korean labor camps in Siberia, under an agreement between NK and a company run by British businessmen. The camps are tiny ‘home away from home’ villages complete with propaganda.
a8MLL TIL that the Hoover dam is still curing and will take 15 - 20 years to finally be complete
KY89B TIL that the genetic traits that helped people survive the Black Death in the 14th century are linked to autoimmune diseases like Crohn's disease today, showing how a historical pandemic shaped the evolution of human immunity genes.