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TIL An estimated 92% of U.S. dollar bills contain traces of cocaine

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pYJkG TIL cicadas can sexually transmit a fungus that produces psychedelic effects, similar to mushrooms, so they don't really care about their condition. It also makes their butts fall off.
W7NGN TIL in 2007 two Americans re-discovered Pure Nacional cacao trees thought to have been completely wiped out by disease in the early 20th century. The ancient Nacional varietal was cultivated more than 5,000 years ago, and is thought to produce the world’s most exquisite (and expensive) chocolate.
Mgkb TIL there was Russian novel published in 1999 which re-tells The Lord of The Rings from Sauron’s perspective
7OKO TIL that in the South Park episode “The Ring”, the girl at the Jonas Brothers concert said “my giny tickles” because the show’s producer’s 8yo daughter said that at one of their actual concerts. Also, they really did spray fans with white foam.
5VnZP TIL the Kepler Conjecture was first posed in 1611 says that the density of stacked spheres in a cube is around 74.05% and was only proven in 2014 due to the astoundingly many different arrangements possible