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TIL According to the United States Department of Treasury, an estimated $200 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation, or approximately 1 note in counterfeits for every 4,000 in genuine currency.

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bBKj TIL NASA built a wind tunnel in 1965 that could reach speeds of Mach 50.
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