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TIL the Green Ink used in American Currency was invented by a Canadian in 1857. Using chromium trioxide, it is difficult to reproduce by counterfeiters and cannot be destroyed by acid.

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EKKw TIL that Japan planned to deploy biological weapons against the city of San Diego, California, codenamed “Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night”, which was set for action on September 22, 1945, but not realized due to Japan’s surrender on August 15, 1945.
vM7R TIL in India, 200 women came to a court in Nagpur armed with knives and chilli powder and murdered on the court floor a serial rapist – Akku Yadav. Then every woman claimed responsibility for the murder.
BrYbD TIL Doreen Lioy sent serial killer Richard Ramirez 75 letters in 11 years while he was in jail. The minute she saw his mugshot on the TV, she noticed something “captivating” in his eyes. Ramirez proposed to her, and the courtship continued for the next 9 years before the two got married.
pY7kp TIL That Nearly Every Studio Ghibli Movie between 1984 - 2013 had it's colour scheme decided by one person, Michiyo Yasuda.
J1JBV TIL There is a misconception that elephants think people look cute and harmless. Elephants have produced an evolutionary hard wiring that causes them to treat humans the way that they would other big predators, like lions