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TIL that in the ‘80s Susan B. Anthony dollars were so unpopular the US Mint had to keep $500 million worth of the coins in storage because there was no demand to circulate them.

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oBnAL TIL Jackie Chan was a mere stuntman for Bruce Lee, and Bruce Lee accidentally hit him for real on set. He ended up doubling Jackie’s on-set pay consistently, and even tagged along with him for a bowling game 10 days before his death.
16M7W TIL Pink's hit "Get the Party Started" was written by 4 Non Blondes's Linda Perry, and Pink said in 2017 "You'd have to ask Linda Perry if it's about ecstasy. I don't know what she meant with it. I still don't know if it's 'I'm coming out...' Or 'I'm coming up...' I don't even know what I sang."
wLOR6 TIL that there is a very rare and special type of gemstone that can only be found and formed in fossils of extinct species of cephalopods over the process of hundreds of millions of years. The most expensive opal in the world is one of these being an opalized fossil valued at over $1,000,000.
ry61 TIL upon his death, otr & tv star Jack Benny’s widow, Mary, received a red rose. After several days, with another rose delivered each day, Mary called to find out who was sending them. The florist told her that Benny made arrangements for a rose to be sent to her every day for the rest of her life.
wZe8 TIL in 2013 a doctor in Vancouver tested a disposal program for cigarette butts, offering offering one penny for each butt returned to its booth. It was a huge success and within a few hours over 60,000 butts had been collected.