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TIL the origins of the dollar sign ($) are unknown

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pPZb TIL Matt Groening originally pushed for Marge Simpson to be hiding rabbit ears under her hair, but Sam Simon strongly rejected the idea. Evidence of this can be seen in other Simpsons media.
Bg06y TIL that there are two graves embedded in Runway 10 of Georgia's Savanah Airport.
nebXB TIL Woody Harrelson’s father was a contract killer who was convicted of killing a federal judge and investigated in JFK’s assassination.
m1r5y TIL Stephen Hawking left behind £16.3 Million (around $20 Million) in his last will and testament, and £10 Thousand to his long-time personal assistant. Hawkings Archive and his personal office contents passed into public ownership using methods that saved his estate £4.2 Million of inheritance tax
mgAP TIL a World’s Biggest Liar is an annual competition for telling lies, held in Cumbria, England. Politicians and lawyers are not allowed to enter the competition, because “they are judged to be too skilled at telling porkies”.