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TIL the Mint of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Rahapaja) fully owns the Swedish mint, the Myntverket, and owns half of the shares of the Royal Norwegian Mint.

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MebkA TIL John Franzese was a mob boss who was taped by an informant discussing the ideal method of disposing of a body. He recommended taking 30 minutes to an hour to dismember the body in a kiddie pool, dry the parts in a microwave and finally mulch them in a commercial grade garbage disposal.
W7MwX TIL the traffic stop lights in Akureyri, Iceland are shaped like hearts
9YYkr TIL there are medical professionals pushing to make sugar a controlled substance. Among other things, they would like to see the FDA remove the "generally regarded as safe" classification of sugar.
mEkR TIL The British military still practice bayonet charges, and in Iraq after being ambushed and running out of ammo, 20 men from the 16th Air Assault Brigade charged 600ft through open ground, overran enemy positions that outnumbered them 5 to 1, and left with no casualties.
x6EPg TIL: There is a real life "Death Note", where Japanese women wish how and why they want their spouse’s to die.