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TIL that the Vietnamese unit of currency is the 'Dong.'

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16GKd TIL Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs, Mystic Knights, VR Troopers and Masked Rider were all popular kids' shows in the 1990's with high ratings, each were canceled due to Saban running out of footage from the original shows since each of these shows were based on the Japanese show, Metal Hero Tokusatsu
GA6g TIL in 1974 a Florida news reporter killed herself on camera and had already written out the script to be read after her death.
VBlkB TIL that the United States does not have a federal law banning cannibalism. Idaho is the only state where simply committing the act lands you in prison.
vPDn7 TIL of Timothy Buck— general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada from 1929-1962. Buck was one of the top leaders of the Communist International, and his closest election victory in becoming a Member of Parliament came in 1945, receiving 26.15% of the vote and coming 3rd place in his riding.
80NZ TIL in 2013 a chinese father hired gamers to ‘kill’ his son ingame repeatedly to stop his addiction to gaming.