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TIL that North Korea made their exchange rate against the dollar at 2.16 because of Kim Jong Il's birthday on 16 February

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a8EQL TIL that Pope Francis hasn't watched TV since 1990, after making a pledge to the Virgin Mary. It has kept him from watching his favorite soccer team, Buenos Aires-based San Lorenzo. So a member of the Swiss Guard tells him the scores and keeps him up to date on the standings
OGDGg TIL in Ontario you can legally serve alcohol at age 18, but you must be 19 years old to legally possess or consume alcohol.
wLe67 TIL Pistachios are expensive because the trees take up to 20 years to reach peak production, and are "biennial-bearing", meaning a light harvest every other year. The nuts used to be dyed red to hide stains caused by hand picking, most pistachios are now machine picked and dyeing is unnecessary.
ep77J TIL A music critic, remarking on the 'obscene' lyrics of Toni Basil's song Mickey, described Toni Basil as 'the only woman to offer to take it up the ass on top 40 radio.' Something which Basil denies.
rRk64 TIL the Japanese word "Matchpump" マッチポンプ means "Stirring up trouble to get credit from the solution."