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TIL that during the 1621–23 "Kipper und Wipper" crisis, cities in the Holy Roman Empire debased their coins so badly children reportedly used them as toys

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o7J7 TIL The Beatles were considering to name their 1969 album Everest and even flying to the Himalayas to shoot the cover photo. Instead, they named it Abbey Road and shot the cover photo in front of the studio.
5Vl7R TIL the myth about getting adrenochrome from live people was invented by Hunter S Thompson in 1971
aJNJ TIL US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
J1Xr1 TIL about the Wärtsilä RT-flex96C, the largest reciprocating engine in the world. It is a diesel engine for container ships, up to 14 cylinders, 107,390 HP, 5.6M lb-ft of torque, uses up to 250 tons of fuel per day.
pEdQ TIL the US-Canada trade relationship is the largest in the world, surpassing even US-China trade. The amount of goods crossing the Windsor-Detroit bridge alone is larger than annual US-Japan trade.