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TIL That Canada only has the "Loonie" because the original design was lost or stolen during transit

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m48O TIL in 2011, when Donovan McNabb signed with the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe agreed to change his jersey number on the condition that McNabb make a $5,000 donation to charity, to mention Kluwe’s band a total of 5 times during McNabb’s press conferences, and to buy him an ice cream.
R59kj TIL: Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India who ran the country for fifteen years was no relation to the famous Mohandis Gandhi. Her father J.Nehru was the first PM of India, and a political rival of Mohandis. Indira's last name came from her husband, who died before she claimed power.
YpBDv TIL Humpty Dumpty wasn't an egg, but a large piece of artillery mounted on a castle wall, that got damaged in the English Civil War (allegedly).
R5aaQ TIL: Velcro is actually a brand name, and they launched campaigns to get people to stop saying "Velcro". The correct term is actually "hook and loop".
6EOyX TIL that the 1963 movie Charade went into public domain immediately upon release because producers omitted the word copyright and its symbol.