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TIL That Dwane The Rock Johnson started his career in WWE with the name “Rocky Maivia”

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VlYZ TIL on the planet Venus, it snows metal including Lead and Bismuth
d8lY9 TIL about Lu, America's oldest hippo, who is 60 years old. His name is short for Lucifer.
kJeJg TIL that most national currencies have no backing in precious metals or commodities and have value only by fiat.
oBZkA TIL in 2013, a man had a stroke that made him lose the ability to feel sad.
4Xm05 TIL of Jackie Coogan, a child actor in the silent film era who earned millions of dollars, only to find out in his 20s that his parents spent it all on jewelry and cars. He sued and the litigation resulted in the passage of the Coogan Act, which protects child actors