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TIL that the German city of Trier, birthplace of Karl Marx, issued 0-Euro notes to celebrate his 200th birth anniversary. They cost 3 Euros.

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Q9dM TIL that some Americans are upset about sharing a local Costco with Canadians because they’re clogging checkout lines, blocking aisles and taking up parking spots. Costco had to hire off-duty police officers to keep the peace in the parking lot as drivers literally fought for empty spots.
78Pwp TIL “Grady” was a “Sanford & Son spinoff. Used a lot of the same actors. Joe Morton of Scandal played Grady’s son-in-law. Low production value though, including a prominent typo in some of the credits.
rRaEM TIL Fox 'Stole' a Game Clip from YouTube, Used it in Family Guy and filed a copyright claim for the Original to be taken down
Yg0W TIL an autistic seven year old’s first word was “Fonzi” when Henry Winkler tried to sit in a theater seat in front of her. The girl’s mother fainted from the shock.
wMdJ TIL that in 2012, someone put a 6 foot tall fork sculpture in a fork-in-the-road. When it was taken down, citizens put a sign up that stated “Why the fork not?” and continued to try to place various forks in the area.