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TIL in Germany around 1923, banknotes had lost so much value that they were used as wallpaper

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6E6Am TIL: Science recognises Ouija Boards users are "moving the planchette involuntarily" and a when answering "yes or no questions, ouija use was significantly more accurate than guesswork, suggesting that it might draw on the unconscious mind" and the users enter a "dissociative state".
gMrnX TIL Mississippi did not ratify the 13th amendment till 2013, after the release of the movie Lincoln.
x644b TIL Rudy Kurniawan sold an estimated $150 million worth of fraudulent wine between 2002-2012, which he produced himself in his California home. His scheme started to unravel when wine producer Domaine Ponsot caught him selling Ponsot wines that were never made. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison
jNO5R TIL about the Strike wave of 1945–1946 in the US, which lead to the Taft-Hartley Act, restricting the powers and activities of labor unions in the US.
g849 TIL: In 2011, the US Attorney General personally asked David Simon to create a 6th Season of HBO’s The Wire. His response? Sure – as soon as you end the war on drugs.