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TIL That in Canada coins are only considered legal tender up to a certain amount. For instance, if you attempt to pay for a $50 purchase with a wheelbarrow full of nickels, the local authority can refuse to accept the payment.

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Lk6r0 TIL that the United States Airforce maintains a fleet of Boeing E4-B “Doomsday” planes. They are capable of being airborne for a week, costs nearly $160,000 per hour for the Air Force to operate, and have a 5 mile long trailing wire antenna to communicate with nuclear subs.
16bEO TIL that when St. Patrick was 16, he was captured by Irish pirates and sold as a slave in Ireland. He escaped after six years, attended seminary, and after becoming a priest, he chose to return to the land where he had been enslaved, eventually bringing Christianity to Ireland.
R7WJa TIL the reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) is not only a master predator but one of the most venomous fish in the world, even lethal to humans. Its appearance is that of a crusty rock affording the fish uncanny camouflage. Each of its 13 dorsal spines has two venom sacs containing 3 deadly toxins.
loJe1 TIL Frederick the Great of Prussia was gay, and it led up to point that his father got his lover beheaded and made him watch whole execution. Reasoning was that he was effeminate and not manly, irony is that he became one of greatest generals of all time.
rmbx TIL That for the Super Bowl Final they hire a cameraman to run onto the pitch to shoot the jingle “I’m going to Disney World!” of whoever Disney paid to say it if they win. Millions of dollars ride on his shoulders.