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TIL that until the Civil War, American currency was made only the form of silver or gold coins. Though the colonial Continental Congress briefly issued paper currency, it wasn't until 1862 that Congress authorized the use of paper currency as legal tender for any debts

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8aLNV TIL that in September 1332 Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne, was attacked in the night by Scots rebels and narrowly escaped by riding bareback, naked from the waist down, all the way from Annan to Carlisle (about 18 miles).
VMAYQ TIL about the organisation that lets you “buy” an acre of threatened rainforest for around $100 to protect it from deforestation.
pEG TIL George Bush’s grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany and the family was later sued by Auschwitz survivors.
NXbPE TIL Hawaiian pizza is not Hawaiian but originates from Ontario, Canada, where a Greek-born restaurant owner got his inspiration from Chinese dishes that mixed sweet and savory flavors.
X8Zj TIL 30% of Americans don’t drink alcohol at all, 60% drink less than 1 drink a week. The top 10% drink ~74 drinks a week.