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

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9wLaB TIL every LEGO minifigure had the exact same head shape for the first 21 yrs of minifigure production, limiting what characters it could do. It wasn't until 1999 & the Jar Jar Binks minifigure for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace that LEGO introduced sculpted head pieces for its minifigures
MeN1m TIL only two male solo artists have had top 40 hits in the each of the last four decades: Michael Jackson and "Weird Al" Yankovic.
16wXd TIL American actor Chuck Connors (1921-1992) is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played in both Major League Baseball (Brooklyn Dodgers 1949, Chicago Cubs, 1951) and the National Basketball Association (Boston Celtics 1947–48).
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eGD TIL Amelia Earhart most likely survived her plane crash and lived for a short while as a castaway on a small island in the south Pacific.