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TIL that Queen Elizabeth II's portrait has been featured on at least 33 currencies around the world, including in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada."

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D1X5e TIL Research: staying at home with kids is harder than going to work. The study included about 1500 parents, who had different jobs. The results of the study indicated that: 31% confirmed that taking care of children at home is more difficult than going to work;
ADpal TIL that the first black millionaire was Madam C. J. Walker. She was the first in her family born into freedom, and made her money through developing hair and beauty products for black women.
e0xYk TIL that Readjuster Party, led by two former Confederate officers in post-Civil-War Virginia, abolished the poll tax, abolished the public whipping post, funded public schools for African Americans, hired African Americans as teachers, and founded the historically black Virginia State University.
aebM TIL that one show during Guns N Roses “Use Your Illusion Tour” was delayed because frontman Axl Rose was watching the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and refused to take the stage until it had finished.
xV9QB TIL: Mangos are in the same family as poison ivy, so if you are sensitive to poison ivy, the skin of a mango is likely to affect you too.