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TIL that Spanish dollars, also known as pieces of eight (of pirate fame), were legal tender in the United States until 1857.

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BrVgW TIL an inventor, Ray Kurzweil, made a set of predications in the 90's that have a 80% success rate. According to his predications, by next year there will be a new world government, nanotechnology by 2025, and we will be able to upload the mind via technology by the 2030's.
R5Loa TIL The Earth spins at a speed of 1000 Miles per Hour!
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