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TIL pennies and nickels cost more to produce than their face value. The United States has lost nearly half a billion dollars minting pennies and nickels over the past 3 years(2021-2023).

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J1VMm TIL two pilots had their licenses revoked after participating in a failed stunt. While mid-flight, the pilots attempted to plane swap by skydiving from one aircraft to the other. Only one completed it. The other landed by parachute after being unable to enter the opposite plane, causing it crash.
QNGXX TIL schools have used infant simulator dolls which are designed to behave like real babies by crying, burping, and requiring 'feeding' and diapering, to try to deter teen pregnancy. A 2016 study found that teen girls in schools that used the dolls were about 36% more likely to get pregnant by age 20
gML79 TIL they used the castle in Central Park as exterior shots for the "Count von Count" vampire on Sesame Street
kJla5 TIL the person who coined the phrase “the future is female”(sally miller gearhart believed that “The proportion of men must be reduced and maintained at approximately 10% of the human race”
vP0AL TIL the term "spoiler," meaning something revealing the ending or twist of a movie, was coined in 1971 by Doug Kenney of National Lampoon