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TIL: Internet joke ‘Boaty McBoatface’ was commemorated on a 50p coin

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6RjZ TIL that even though he initially refused it, George Washington’s salary as President ($25,000) equaled 2% of the national budget
O7Ge TIL over 60% of the top psychological studies could not be reproduced.
9wNXm TIL that the rare and ancient coelacanth fish give birth to live offspring called "pups"
wLRJo TIL that in 1216 Prince Louis of France invaded England and was proclaimed King of England with the support of many English nobles. Eventually the English changed their minds and paid him to agree that he had never actually been king, so Louis doesn't appear in any official list of Kings of England.
woZM TIL a company called Myriad Genetics holds a patent on some cancer genes. Because of this nobody else is allowed to do research with them.