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TIL - Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe caused their currency to be abandoned as worthless in favour of the dollar. Zimbabwe's peak month of inflation was estimated at 79.6 billion percent month-on-month, 89.7 sextillion percent year-on-year in mid-November 2008

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Oow9X TIL that despite virtually eliminating Salmonella from their food supply, the rate of Campylobacter infections (primarily from infected poultry) in Denmark is nearly 5x higher than in the United States.
kOoR4 TIL that in the 1980's, A&W tried to compete with the McDonald's Quarter Pounder by selling a 1/3 burger at a lower cost. The product failed, because most customers thought 1/4 pound was bigger.
4Xero TIL of a man named Frank Amodeo who had a plan to become emperor of the world. He owned several private security firms employing 40,000 people, met with Bush in the white-house and regularly worked with intelligence agencies world wide. He was busted for tax fraud and he is currently in prison.
NXMXM TIL that barbie doll actually has a full name and birthday! Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair.
wow7 TIL the show Reno 911 was mainly improv and had very little scripting.