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TIL not only is gold edible, it's also kosher.

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wmWP TIL that contrary to movie plots, The US Witness Protection Program has never had a breach of security in which a protected person or family member was harmed. All 8,500+
5Yrv9 TIL in 1979 when the Skylab re-entry approached the San Francisco Examine offered $10,000 to the first person to deliver a piece to them within 72hrs knowing it wasn't heading toward the USA. A 17yr old Aussie collected a piece, jumped on a plane with no passport or luggage and collected his prize.
aGEA TIL in response to a Buenos Aires audience behaving terribly toward an all-female opening act, Nirvana decided to play a purposely-awful set including many unpopular songs. Cobain also started two songs with the riff from “Smells Like Teen Spirit” before stopping and playing something else.
p8wYe TIL of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, who walked a distance of at least 2,551 miles (4,105 km) through plains, desert, and mountains in the winter to return home to his family, swimming in rivers and even crossing the Continental Divide in the coldest part of winter.
a8NDA TIL that slot machines featuring Mario, Donkey Kong or Sonic existed in the 90s and were licensed by Nintendo and Sega (and more)