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TIL that Wall E and R2D2 are played by the same actor.

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ZyY TIL In 1140, when the Weibertreu Castle was defeated by King Konrad III, the women of the castle were granted free departure and allowed to take what they could carry. Thinking quickly, they carried the men out on their backs. The King kept his word and let the men live.
Rjk8 TIL Chris Pratt sends Nick Offerman pictures of his poop: “I sent him a picture of a giant turd on his birthday, and I said, ‘You guys have the same birthday.’”
8bOb TIL That the $100 bill has almost surpassed the $1 bill as the most common US currency denomination in the world.
lo5kA TIL that in 1941, before the US entered WW2, many Americans mailed tea to Buckingham Palace as a show of support to England. The Queen sent them all thank you notes.
8aQ9b TIL due to a typo, the Japanese company Mizuho Securities tried to sell 610,000 shares for a yen each (less than a penny) instead of 1 share for 610,000 yen (around $5,000). Despite three separate attempts to cancel it, the Tokyo Stock Exchange processed it anyway, costing the company $225 million.