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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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VMaop TIL that when "Escape from New York" was filmed in 1980's St Louis's gang zone, Kurt Russell walked to the set at night, wearing full Snake Plissken costume, including the eye patch and the machine gun. He turned a corner and ran into a street gang. They took one look at him and moved aside, scared.
jddM TIL Neil deGrasse Tyson danced Ballet, Jazz, Afro-Carribean, and Latin Ballroom style while attending Harvard. He also won a gold medal in Latin Ballroom style with the University of Texas dance team
OGVY1 TIL in 1996 Björk had a stalker who mailed her a letter bomb rigged with sulfuric acid, before filming his own suicide by shotgun. Police found the tape and intercepted the package before it arrived.
a8kVZ TIL: That hot water can cause cancer
nWKab TIL Torquemada, a Spanish friar, influenced the 1492 Alhambra Decree, expelling 200,000 Jews from Spain for not converting to Christianity. He created the Inquisition’s framework for trials, property seizures, and oversaw thousands of executions for heresy. Ironically, his family had Jewish roots.