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TIL The earliest known Fiat Currency was used by the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)

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WkrX9 TIL Sharks can suffer from cancer. The misconception that sharks do not get cancer was spread by the 1992 book 'Sharks Don't Get Cancer' by I. William Lane and used to sell extracts of shark cartilage as cancer prevention treatments.
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