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TIL Lego has no military related sets because the inventor’s policy was to not want to make war seem like child’s play

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O7Za TIL during Roman times, salt was worth its weight in gold and soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, hence the word “salary”
GYRGj TIL Jeff Daniels was only paid $50,000 for the movie "Dumb and Dumber". Jim Carrey was paid $7 million.
Mevd8 TIL that the most expensive party in recorded history was hosted by the then Shah of Iran to celebrate the 2500th year anniversary of the Persian Empire. The party invited the world leaders of 65 nations. In today’s money the party would’ve cost around $650,000,000
yVvXl TIL of the 1840 book, "Two Years Before the Mast". Written as a memoir documenting a sailing voyage from Boston to California, it not only influenced how sailors were seen and treated, as well as being a prospector's guide to California, but also influenced Herman Melville's writings as well.
5VJX8 TIL that the counterpart to a giant painted mural in Biddeford, Maine [depicting a young boy making a phone call] is located in Slemani, Iraq. The project, facilitated by fifth-grade students from both countries, aimed to encourage cross-cultural bridge-building as a means of empathy and friendship.