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TIL that VISA obtained a patent in November 2019 to convert US money into a digital currency controlled by central bank

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xdpw TIL that Big Bird’s “imaginary” friend, Snuffleupagus, was only outed as real to the adults on the series (after 17 seasons) due to a string of high-profile news stories about sexual abuse of children.
4X6lb TIL the NY City water supply system leaks up to 36 million gallons of water a day
8V5b TIL Fidel Castro claimed he survived 634 assassination attempts by the CIA
90jQ TIL that a father and son were matched against each other in the National Scrabble Championship. The father won by playing “DEFEATED” as his last word.
ANl6n TIL The Californian seagull is landlocked Utah's state bird