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TIL in 2008, Chile printed tons of 50 peso coins that misspelled the name of their country as "Chiie". No one noticed until 2009, and the person responsible was fired.

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TIL Redheads in Australia are often nicknamed "Blueys".

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TIL in 2010, a couple purchased the town of Wauconda, Washington for just $360,000

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TIL before Saladin died in 1193, he had given away all his wealth to his poor subjects. His estate consisted of 1 piece of gold and 40 pieces of silver, not enough to pay for his funeral.

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TIL scientists at the Allen Telescope Array always keep champagne in their fridge in case they find signs of extraterrestrial life.

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TIL there was a DC character from the 80s who got his powers from cocaine. His only weakness was cocaine addiction.

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TIL the familiar 'valentine' logo at the beginning and ending of 'I Love Lucy' wasn't added until the show went into syndication. The show was originally sponsored by Philip Morris and began with Lucy and Ricky dancing around a huge pack of cigarettes.

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TIL citizens in Estonia are given an ID card that includes a public/private key pair allowing users to cryptographically sign digital documents.

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TIL of Buford Pusser, the inspiration for the "Walking Tall" movies. As sheriff he waged a one-man war against the Dixie mafia in his small town. He survived multiple assassination attempts, including one which killed his wife. He eventually died in a one-person car accident at 36 years of age.

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TIL Muhammad Ali once appeared in a DC comic book. He knocked out Superman to save him from aliens.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL in 2008, Chile printed tons of 50 peso coins that misspelled the name of their country as "Chiie". No one noticed until 2009, and the person responsible was fired.	12160
TIL Redheads in Australia are often nicknamed "Blueys".	11062
TIL in 2010, a couple purchased the town of Wauconda, Washington for just $360,000	7240
TIL before Saladin died in 1193, he had given away all his wealth to his poor subjects. His estate consisted of 1 piece of gold and 40 pieces of silver, not enough to pay for his funeral.	7197
TIL scientists at the Allen Telescope Array always keep champagne in their fridge in case they find signs of extraterrestrial life.	4963
TIL there was a DC character from the 80s who got his powers from cocaine. His only weakness was cocaine addiction.	4450
TIL the familiar 'valentine' logo at the beginning and ending of 'I Love Lucy' wasn't added until the show went into syndication. The show was originally sponsored by Philip Morris and began with Lucy and Ricky dancing around a huge pack of cigarettes.	2483
TIL citizens in Estonia are given an ID card that includes a public/private key pair allowing users to cryptographically sign digital documents.	1649
TIL of Buford Pusser, the inspiration for the "Walking Tall" movies. As sheriff he waged a one-man war against the Dixie mafia in his small town. He survived multiple assassination attempts, including one which killed his wife. He eventually died in a one-person car accident at 36 years of age.	1523
TIL Muhammad Ali once appeared in a DC comic book. He knocked out Superman to save him from aliens.	1254