› added 5 years ago

364

TIL in China the Yuan is the physical medium of exchange, but the official currency of China is called the Renminbi.

Read more investopedia.com

via reddit.com

V9Np TIL There are people out there who are not citizens of any country in the world.
ADA5n TIL that when Queen Elizabeth got married in 1947, she had to save up post-war clothing ration coupons to pay for her wedding dress.
oR1oA TIL the Rolling Stones had a helpful US Mayor, who persuaded RI authorities to release the band into his personal custody, enabling them to make their scheduled Boston appearance. He then urged fans to keep the peace... which they did...
mxbWP TIL in 1927 a man bombed a school in Bath, Michigan, killing 38 children and 6 adults, because of taxes being raised and because he lost an election.
ADAy4 TIL there are enough saunas in Finland for the entire Finnish population to take a sauna at the same time.