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TIL that the United States 50 State Quarter program was inspired by Canada making quarters for each province and territory in 1992 for the 125th anniversary of Confederation

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v1rEL TIL of Curt Degerman – a Swedish man who died a millionaire (1.2 million USD) at the age of 60 after collecting and recycling cans and bottles for 40 years.
YpmWA TIL the painting "The Scream" was painted with a red sky accurately depicting the Norwegian sky at the time caused by the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia.
wLE17 TIL that the owner of Segway Inc. died in 2010 when he rode a segway off a cliff and plummeted 80 feet to his death
E1oQd TIL that America's first space shuttle, The Enterprise, was supposed to be called The Constitution but had its name changed after a massive write-in campaign from Star Trek fans. At the dedication, Gene Roddenberry and cast members from the show were in attendance.
OopDY TIL 8% of modern Spanish words are Arabic in origin, entering Spanish usage during Muslim rule in the southern Iberian peninsula in 711-1492 AD. These loan words often begin with with "a-" or "al" (e.g., almuerzo, aceite, arroz, azul) because these sounds mark a definitive noun in Arabic.