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TIL The Majority of American currency is contaminated with traces of cocaine.

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BgQ0y TIL there are over 80 different federal law enforcement agencies in the United States
yQ1XV TIL 9-year-old Amber Hagerman's abduction inspired the creation of the "Amber Alert". 26 years later, her disappearance remains unsolved.
N7Y4Q TIL about Corín Tellado, a Spanish author who wrote more than 4.000 novels during a six-decade career. She sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, and in 1962 Unesco declared her the most-read Spanish author, alongside Miguel de Cervantes.
awypy TIL K-Y Jelly required a prescription in the US until 1980
VBmmG TIL Japanese beetles did not exist in North America until 1912. They were first observed in a nursery in New Jersey after an international shipment of iris bulbs