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TIL that Japan is making all of its medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics out of discarded electronics

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6EBGQ TIL Napoleon III reserved a prized set of aluminum cutlery for special guests at banquets. Less favored guests used gold knives and forks. Aluminium was a valuable and prized metal.
9lZB TIL that the most Japanese people return lost items and take it very seriously
7E7x TIL in the 1980 US presidential election neither Jimmy Carter nor Ronald Reagan were allowed to privately raise funds, as they could only spend the money that was allocated to them under federal election law
kZk4 TIL that 3 masked burglars unknowingly broke into Dolph Lundgren’s home and tied up and threatened his wife. They fled when they found a family photo and realised who owned the house.
WBlL TIL a talented violinist once stole a violin worth millions and was never caught, despite playing it in public frequently and being the main suspect of the crime.