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TIL that Danish 1, 2 and 5 kröner coins have holes in them to help blind people differentiate between coins.

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46a TIL that when a supermarket tabloid accused a U.S. Senator of being an alien from another planet, his office responded to the allegations in the Associated Press with the phrase “klaatu barada nikto”.
BjDy TIL there is a star “Przybylski’s star” with elements that are thought to be impossible to exist in nature in its light spectrum. gadolinium, einsteinium, etc. Many theories say it’s aliens dumping them there as a signal of their existence
xyjo TIL Doris “Granny D” Haddock was a political activist who walked over 3000 miles around the age of 90 to advocate for a single cause: campaign finance reform.
ADDL7 TIL that the company that controls 10% of the internet's encryption uses lava lamps for encryption codes
6E5gY TIL in December 1999 a schizophrenic man broke into George Harrison’s home and stabbed him over 40 times. His wife incapacitated the man and George was hospitalized. His official statement following the attack was “He wasn't a burglar, and he certainly wasn't auditioning for the Traveling Wilburys.”