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TIL only 8% of the world's currency exists in physical form. The rest exists only on a computer

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R7koj TIL that in 1959, Rena Kanokogi disguised herself as a man, entered a men's judo competition and won first place. Her medal was taken away after her victory when she admitted to being female, but it was awarded back to her in 2009.
QNdGL TIL that bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
K8KG TIL that Rosie O'Donnell watched Fight Club a week prior to its release. She later went on her show the night of its release and gave away the twist ending and advised the audience to avoid watching it at all costs.
WB09 TIL in 2004 a 15 year old girl was bit by a bat she picked up. After showing signs of rabies a month later, doctors devised a last ditch experimental treatment that cured her. She is the first known person to have survived after showing rabies symptoms
XEADk TIL that the oldest Boeing 747 still in active operation today first flew 1 week prior to man first stepping foot on the moon.