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TIL in the UK at any one time, there is an average of 3.8 billion genuine banknotes in circulation, with a notional face value of around £75 billion.

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yQkbV TIL the cone snail is considered one of the most venomous animals on earth. Their specialized teeth work like a hypodermic needle and harpoon to skewer and can even pierce a wetsuit. The venom is being used to create a painkiller that is 1000 times more powerful than morphine & less addictive.
4m9X TIL: In Osama Bin-Laden’s 2002 letter to America, the first reason he states he attacked us, is our actions in Israel and Palestine.
X0mQE TIL that the early 1910s/1920s Winnipeg Falcons hockey team was almost entirely made up of Icelandic-Canadians who had been excluded from playing elsewhere because of their immigrant origins. They went on become the 1920 Canadian champs and represent Canada in the 1920 Olympics, where they won gold.
X0J4R TIL When the Mongols invaded Iraq in 1258 they not only burnt down the Grand Library (known as the House of Wisdom), but many of the books were also torn apart by pillagers so that the leather covers could be made into sandals
mxJwM TIL that one of the most expensive wine bottles that was never to have been drunk was a 1787 Margaux from Thomas Jeffersons Collection, the owner brought it to a restaurant and a waiter knocked it over. Insurance payout was $225,000 in 1989