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TIL Electrum is the alloy of silver and gold, and humanity's first metal coins were made out of it.

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EPAP TIL that Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia (and drugs) as did her husband a year later. The cause of this coincidence is unknown but is believed to be due to the mold of the house they live in.
GN5G TIL The reason The Doctor regenerates in Doctor Who is because William Hartnell (The actor who played the First Doctor) had to leave the show due to his poor health.
KYY8R TIL Chef Boyardee was head chef at the Plaza Hotel prior to launching his canned foods brand
xVv5 TIL that a psychologist attempted to raise a chimpanzee named Lucy as a human being. One day, he walked into her room and was shocked to find her masturbating to a copy of Playgirl.
kJlZm TIL that mountain lions, cougars, panthers, and pumas are all the same animal