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TIL that the Bank of England has a £100 Million bank note

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GYdgE TIL Boxing trainer Cus D'Amato was criticised for being a proponent for the peek-a-boo style of boxing; it was believed that an efficient attack could not be launched from it. He coached Mike Tyson later in his career in this exact style, who would become the youngest world heavyweight titleholder.
P14gO TIL In the UK you can register your mobile phone to use the emergency services number, 999, by SMS message. As a deafy, this could -literally- be a life saver.
xVjWo TIL the Chinese gov. has been sending seeds to space to promote plant mutations for various crops. Good mutations are used to improve crops back on earth. The method has produced giant eggplants, half-meter long cucumbers, and peppers with improved yields and reduced seeds.
R5kdQ TIL: When women enter a traditionally male dominated occupation, average male wage drops by 8%, women's by 7%
yQpZa TIL Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was meant to be part of a vampire musical based on the film, Nosferatu.