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TIL: The Royal Mint estimated as of 2014, 3% of British 1 pound coins were counterfeit.

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awQQZ TIL that the 22 official languages of India use 13 different writing systems: देवनागरी, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ગુજરાતી, اردو‌, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, ଉତ୍କଳ, ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ, ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ, العربية
QJl9M TIL That there are more people who have learned English as a second language than there are native English speakers, and that English is the most commonly learned second language.
xvY5 TIL of an episode of Goosebumps called “Click”, which preceded the movie and has an identical plot.
yV70v TIL that during World War I in 1914, German and British soldiers laid down their arms on Christmas, sharing moments of peace and camaraderie.
X0ZQ TIL that being a gifted, high IQ child does not equate adult success. In one study of 210 highly gifted children, six became incredibly successful as adults.