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TIL that “In God We Trust” was placed on all U.S. bills during the Cold War as a way to express the United States’ anti-communist beliefs

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LkVrZ TIL in 2005, Pizza Hut partnered with EverQuest II, an MMORPG, to add a /pizza command so players could order pizza without having to log out.
wLlmJ TIL the University of Erfurt in Germany was founded in 1379, and closed in 1816. But it was re-established in 1994 following Germany's reunification. Therefore, it claims to be both the oldest and youngest University in Germany.
LkNEZ TIL, a rival cartel member dressed as a clown infultrated the birthday party of Francisco Arellano Félix, the head of the Tijuana Cartel, and assassinated him
Z8NAv TIL Cuba suffered a mysterious blindness epidemic which baffled their doctors, in the 90s. A US doctor found it was in part due to bad diet & vitamin deficiency. Then, meeting a sufferer who admitted to drinking moonshine, he realised it was also due to alcohol contaminated with methanol
dDAx7 TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle.