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TIL about The Secret a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. The hunt involves a search for twelve treasure boxes, the clues to which were provided in a book written by Preiss in 1982, also called The Secret. These boxes were buried at secret locations in cities across the United States and Canada

xVbyD TIL of coin clipping, the act of shaving off a small portion of a precious metal coin for melting the clippings into bullion or to make new coins. Coin clipping is why many coins have the rim marked with stripes or other engravings, a counterfeiting practice devised by Issac Newton.
p8wbb TIL before fame, Bruce Springsteen acquired his nickname "The Boss" because he took on the task of collecting the band's nightly pay from their club gigs and distributing it amongst his bandmates. Springsteen is not fond of this nickname, due to his dislike of bosses, but has tacitly accepted it.
v1PmK TIL that after the 1946 Italian Republic referendum, all members of the House of Savoy (House of the king of Italy) were required to leave the country and neither they nor their descendants were to set foot in Italy ever again. The provision was repealed in 2002
mB7p TIL in order to convince CBS to allow Lucille Ball to be shown pregnant on “I Love Lucy,” Desi Arnaz consulted a priest, a rabbi and a minister, all of whom said it was fine. CBS relented, but still prohibited “pregnant” words, so Arnaz pronounced “expecting” as “spectin” in his Cuban accent.
J17K4 TIL the Roman Republic practiced human sacrifice to win the Second Punic War, by burying people alive.