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TIL that even though coins and currency are legal tender, no private business, individual, or governmental agency is required to accept them as payment in the United States

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KYgW4 TIL The cornea is one of only two parts of the human body without blood vessels. The cornea is the clear part of the eye that covers the pupil and other parts of the eye. It gets its oxygen directly from the atmosphere. The other part is cartilage.
LQbyQ TIL that some turtles can breathe through their butts, a process known as cloacal respiration.
oB0RE TIL The Method to stay focused on a task.
0dP4j TIL that the Guinness World Record for the longest time spent continuously clapping is 3 hours and 16 minutes, set by Grace Lubega Matovu (Uganda) in 2023
ADQjg TIL that in 1995 on Brazilian TV there was an incident known as "the kicking of the saint" when a televangelist kicked a statue of the Virgin Mary on his show to prove its "inability to react, because it's made of clay." This sparked riots across Brazil and the televangelist fled the country.