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TIL that when the UK switched from paper to plastic banknotes, some religious groups and vegans protested because the notes contained trace amounts of animal fat, but the government chose not to change the composition.

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mxXgx TIL in 1964, Warren Buffett agreed to selling shares of a failing company for $11.50 per share. The written offer was for only $11.375, so Buffett bought more stock, took control of the company and fired the man who made the offer. The company was Berkshire Hathaway.
DwZr TIL that a Dutch athlete was banned from competing (for life) after refusing a sex test in 1950. After her death in 2007, an autopsy discovered a Y chromosome in her DNA, suggesting she was a genetic mosaic…
eGlJ TIL a group of grown men made a shot-by-shot remake of an iCarly episode. Seemingly, for no reason whatsoever.
rRbG4 TIL so many tools were made from Libyan sandstone in the stone age that it is enough for 84 million Great Pyramids of Giza, ~2 per square km of Africa.
l75nN TIL: As recently as the 1950’s around 50% of Americans age 65 and older lived in multigenerational households.