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TIL about The United States 100,000 bill, the largest denomination note in the story of the USA which was issued from 1934 to 1935. And although 42,000 were printed, only 12 remain in existence and it's illegal to own one.

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yVlma TIL that the genetic disorder Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is a disorder in which muscle tissue and connective tissue are gradually replaced by bone (ossified), forming bone outside the skeleton. People with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva are generally born with malformed big toes
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