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TIL that it was practically illegal to own gold in the US from 1933 to 1974. Roosevelt signed an Executive Order to force all citizens to turn in almost all gold for about $20 per ounce, then declared the value of $20 in gold to be worth $35 in paper currency - creating a massive inflation.

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oBPvR TIL that in post-Soviet Russia, feral dogs have learned to commute on the subway to broaden their food scavenging range - including getting to know which stops they are looking for based on the announcements over the PA.
16DZr TIL that as part of traditional Chinese folk religion, papier-mache versions of luxury goods like electronics, houses, cars, and even servants are burned at funerals so the deceased can enjoy the afterlife, and this Joss papercraft is also sold and used in Western countries
x6Om7 TIL Humans emits a faint visible light that is 1000 times weaker than what the human eyes can detect | Science
o9d7 TIL in the 1980s, Casablanca’s script was sent to a number of major studios under its original title. Several complained that the script was “not good enough”, “too dated”, “too much dialogue” and “not enough sex”.
BgwNL TIL that you can get “addicted” to nasal spray — that is, you can develop a dependency called rebound congestion on Afrin (Oxymetazoline) or Phenyl Ephrine because it shrinks the blood vessels in the nasal passage, causing more irritation when stopping use.