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TIL Canada used to have 1 dollar banknotes but switched to the 1 dollar coin (Loonie) in order to make the physical currency last longer and save costs on production.

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J1LYQ TIL in the early 1940s, the average children’s book cost between $2 and $3, which would be the equivalent of about $38 to $50 today. “The Little Golden Book series" started in 1942 and made high quality kids books affordable at 25¢ or $4.20 today
wLZdY TIL Facebook applied for a patent for a technology built to spy on users' reactions of content through their webcams/smartphone cameras and microphones without their knowledge
PD1L TIL Seth Rogen was considered too old to play the character he wrote based on himself in the movie “Superbad.” Jonah Hill was cast instead, despite being only a year and a half younger than Rogen.
vPOnB TIL that in 2002, Brittain accidentally invaded Spain, apologized, and left again
8a4GG TIL that the Southern elephant seal is the largest member of the Order Carnivora