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4XDlw TIL that from 1793 to 1857 the US minted a half-cent.
gMQ07 TIL that all the artists whose music was used in the Blues Brothers film kept the publishing rights and got all the income from the album sales. Dan & John only took the performers rights
nQJW TIL that there is a fish called the “Bony-eared assfish”, it has the smallest brain to body ratio of all known vertebrates.
O9la TIL Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century mechanical toy created for the Indian king, Tipu. It compromised of a tiger savaging a near life-size European man who emitted a wailing sound from his mouth.The king frequently amused himself with this representation of victory over the English.
ZE7a TIL A man spent 4 years in jail for plotting to kill Sherriff Joe Arpaio with a pipe bomb. After investigation it was discovered to be an elaborate publicity stunt, with Maricopa police supplying the bomb parts to the man.