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TIL - Canada mints coins for 60+ foreign countries

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NxoP TIL William Shakespeare invented the word swagger. In fact he invented over 1,700 common words that we use today, including addiction (Othello), bedazzled (The Taming of the Shrew), cold-blooded (King John), eyeball (The Tempest), and puking (As You Like It).
m6yp TIL that 64% of people bite the head off the gingerbread before eating the rest of it.
vPVQ8 TIL ancient Greeks would irrigate battle wounds with vinegar and honey and then use spiderwebs to keep the honey in the wound
8a6X4 TIL the novelization of "Pretty In Pink" doesn't change the original ending John Hughes intended for, where Molly Ringwald's character falls for and get together with Duckie, played by Jon Cryer
KYj9E TIL that Ketchup used to be made without tomatoes.