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TIL In Australia, torn bank notes are worth the proportion of the note left. Half a $20 note is worth $10

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neaQ7 TIL of the Haber–Bosch process developed in the 20th century - the process produces 450 million tonnes of nitrogen fertilizer per year now & has allowed to global population to grow from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 7 billion today
KOALJ TIL Chris Brown is currently banned from entereng the UK, Australia, and New Zealand due to his criminal history.
5Ybap TIL In modern music sales, the "Album-Equivalent Unit" is used to define the consumption of music that equals the purchase of 1 album copy. In the United States, 1,250 premium audio streams, 3,750 ad-supported streams, or 3,750 video streams are equal to 1 album unit.
MeVoV TIL in 1996, a bill called the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act was passed to protect food vendors from liability for giving unused food to the needy instead of throwing it away for liability reasons.
4XgN5 TIL during droughts, California prohibits companies from bottling too much water. Nestlé went around this by buying a massive water plant inside an Indian reservation (officially considered a sovereign nation) that doesn't have to comply with state water regulations.