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Today I learned it isn’t actually illegal to melt coins in the us as long as your aren’t melting it for profit

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N7Mme TIL The Voyager's "Golden Record" (an explanation of humanity for aliens) deliberately omits any mentions of religion, war or poverty.
DQgPe TIL the Ponderosa Steakhouse chain of restaurants was founded in 1963 by Dan Blocker, who played Eric “Hoss” Cartwright on Bonanza.
d85ZZ TIL that Slavery in America started in 1619, when the privateer The White Lion brought 20 African slaves ashore in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia.
gMBB9 TIL there are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on Earth. The size of the universe is inconceivably large.
bBrZ TIL That on April Fool’s Day in Italy, France, and Belgium, people tack paper fish onto one another backs and shout “April Fish” as a prank. The Flemish tradition is for children to lock out their parents and teachers and only let them back in when they promise to bring treats.