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TIL - A Texas man was arrested for attempting to pay a $600 property bill with $1 notes folded so tightly it reportedly “required tax office personnel approximately six minutes to unfold each bill”.

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7Z6Z TIL the Easter Island heads also have bodies.
oRMNr TIL that in South Korea, there is a word, “Gwarosa,” which means “death from overwork.” It is officially recognized as a legal cause of death, highlighting a significant issue in a society with one of the highest working hours in the world.
E1087 TIL that the American flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission was inserted only seven inches deep and was placed about 27 feet from the Eagle landing craft. As a result, it was blown over by the blast of the rocket exhaust during the takeoff back to Earth.
78ox TIL that religious practices were officially banned in Albania between 1967 to 1991. This made Albania the first and only constitutionally atheist state to ever exist.
O7vY TIL comedian Steve Martin will be inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame alongside banjo legends like Eddy Davis, Earl Scruggs, and Pete Seeger.