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TIL the paper used for currency in the United States is made out of 75 percent cotton and 25 percent linen.

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1aAK4 TIL A Florida man used a cell phone jammer everyday while travelling to work because he didn't want drivers around him to be distracted on their phones. As a result, he was fined $48,000 by the FCC.
womPY TIL: Ruth Wilson played her real-life grandmother in the BBC drama Mrs Wilson. Alison Wilson was the third of four wives of former MI6 officer Alexander Wilson. After his death in 1963, Alison discovered another wife of her husband's. Alison died in 2005 without knowing he had had two further wives.
4XJgX TIL the cellist of Electric Light Orchestra, Mike Edwards, was killed when a 1,300 pound hay bale rolled down a hill and collided with the van he was driving.
gMLvD TIL There is now technology built into some guns in America that allow a gun’s owner to control the safety-catch using their smartphone or tablet.
8Y9G TIL Hitler sanctioned the construction of a six-wheeled 3,000hp Porsche intended to break the land speed record. It was 27ft long and made its power from a 44.5 liter V12