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TIL that you cannot be prosecuted for counterfeiting if you print a $200 bill because it’s not a real denomination

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QJJra TIL that in 2014, a group of ameteur rocket scientists hacked into a NASA probe that had been decommissioned in 1997.
a8VEo TIL: about a derecho, which is a widespread, long-lived, straight line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system. They are very dangerous and can cause hurricane and tornado-force winds, heavy rains, and flash floods.
rNAww TIL the brain-body mass ratio is thought to be a rough estimate of the intelligence of an animal, and that the bony-eared assfish has the smallest brain-body mass ratio of all vertebrates.
lN4a TIL in 1994, the pilot of an Aeroflot Airbus A310 allowed his son to sit at the controls during a flight. The boy inadvertently turned off the autopilot controls, sending the plane into hillside and killing all 75 aboard.
vPvg4 TIL The Netherlands gives Canada 20,000 tulips every year as a thank you for protecting the Dutch royal family in ww2