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TIL that it is illegal for a check to be written for less than $1

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Ry8Q TIL that on the 5th anniversary of 9/11 the United States received a gift from Russia, the Tear Drop Memorial. The base of the memorial has inscribed the names of all the victims of the attacks.
rNKn4 TIL in 1978, when John Carpenter screened the final cut of "Halloween" without the sound effects/music to an executive from 20th Century Fox, the executive wasn’t scared at all. Carpenter was then determined to “save it with music” and composed the film’s famous score in just three days.
oRBJW TIL about Willie McRae - a Scottish nuclear activist found dead in suspicious circumstances; a car crash with a bullet in his head.
780Db TIL a football referee was injured in Maine after being shot by a loaded cannon
e0a04 TIL that Stardew Valley was created by Eric Barone who was the sole developer on the game. He did all of the programming, designed all of pixel art and produced all of the music. He graduated with a computer science degree in 2011 but couldn't find a job in the industry and made the game. Inspiring.