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TIL that we have had the ability to turn Lead and Mercury into Gold since the 50's. It's just cheaper to mine so we don't do it on a commercial scale.

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epK8b TIL "Hill Valley" from Back to the Future was a wordplay joke
DQnXV TIL that Muhammad Ali threatened to sue the producers of a simulated fight between him and Rocky Marciano, which showed Marciano as the winner. Ali later dropped the lawsuit after finding out that a version showed in Europe depicted him winning.
Lkvjm TIL that Cillian Murphy was vegetarian for about 15 years prior to working on Peaky Blinders. Saying it was never a moral decision. It was more that he was worried about getting mad cow disease.
PYoPn TIL In stocks, being "short" a stock means you have sold a borrowed share, in hopes that it gets cheaper. You owe a share back, but you are "short" it until you buy it back to return to the lender.
lo16A TIL a researcher came up with a formula estimating the maximum number of people required to maintain a conspiracy and how long it would take for it to unravel. The moon landing hoax conspiracy theory would require 410,000 and would be revealed in 3 years and 9 months.