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TIL that the Iranian crown jewels are considered so valuable that they are still used as a reserve to back Iranian currency.

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DQEaY TIL that when England held its first lottery in 1567 everyone who bought a ticket got immunity from one arrest as long as it was not piracy, murder, felonies, or treason. Prizes for winning the lottery were £5,000 in cash, but also goods like plate, tapestries and “good linen cloth.”
9wLmQ TIL: In Florida there is "Sausage Castle", a Juggalo party compound near an alligator lake with depraved parties. The owner says, "If you are not 500 lbs, a midget, or m*lested by your dad, we don't want you". He is considered extreme even for Juggalo's and his parties are marketed to "lowlives".
ral1 TIL that one of the first recognized instances of internet democracy was seen in 1998 when Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, a regular on Howard Stern, was voted #1 as a write in for People’s “50 Most Beautiful People.” He beat out Leondardo Dicaprio by over 215K votes.
JY9OV TIL that Chinese Paddlefish, one of the largest freshwater fishes, found mainly in the Yangtze river in China has been declared extinct in the wild after surviving 150 million years on this planet due to overfishing and construction of the Gezhouba Dam.
mx1lP TIL Vatican City has only one restaurant and Vatican cuisine is very similar to Italian. A famous dish is "Eggplant with Parmesan of the Swiss Guards" which is a mixture containing eggplant, parmesan and spice