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TIL Canada's $1 coin is commonly called the "loonie" because it has a loon on the reverse. When a $2 coin was introduced, depicting a polar bear, an MP proposed it be called "Nanuq", Inuit for polar bear, but he was ignored because the

By: ／u／NateNate60 — 2 August 2026 at 16:26

TIL Canada's $1 coin is commonly called the "loonie" because it has a loon on the reverse. When a $2 coin was introduced, depicting a polar bear, an MP proposed it be called "Nanuq", Inuit for polar bear, but he was ignored because the public instead preferred to call it the "toonie" (2-oonie).

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TIL There is a rare condition called fatal insomnia. Patients suffer for months or years, unable to sleep until they eventually die. The disease is hereditary and there is no known treatment

By: ／u／Sunny_Sarenite — 10 January 2026 at 03:07

TIL There is a rare condition called fatal insomnia. Patients suffer for months or years, unable to sleep until they eventually die. The disease is hereditary and there is no known treatment

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TIL Robert Downey Jr has already made $600M in his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reportedly will make over $100 million as Dr. Doom in Secret Wars.

By: ／u／random_agency — 18 December 2025 at 00:57

TIL Robert Downey Jr has already made $600M in his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reportedly will make over $100 million as Dr. Doom in Secret Wars.

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TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber

By: ／u／James_Fortis — 6 October 2025 at 11:00

TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber

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TIL Steve Wozniak dislikes wealth and believes money can corrupt values. In 2017, he said he wanted to avoid it altogether. And unlike Steve Jobs, he gave $10 million in Apple stock to early employees when the company went public.

By: ／u／Dull_View_5897 — 10 March 2025 at 15:04

TIL Steve Wozniak dislikes wealth and believes money can corrupt values. In 2017, he said he wanted to avoid it altogether. And unlike Steve Jobs, he gave $10 million in Apple stock to early employees when the company went public.

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TIL Abraham Lincoln and four other Illinois legislators jumped out of a window to prevent a quorum on a vote that would have eliminated the Illinois State Bank in 1840. It was reported that this wasn't his first time doing this to prevent a vote.

By: ／u／brickelangeloart — 2 September 2024 at 00:32

TIL Abraham Lincoln and four other Illinois legislators jumped out of a window to prevent a quorum on a vote that would have eliminated the Illinois State Bank in 1840. It was reported that this wasn't his first time doing this to prevent a vote.

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TIL Most newborns cry for 45 minutes to two hours every day during the first six months of life because crying is the only way they communicate

By: ／u／ubcstaffer123 — 24 June 2024 at 20:35

TIL Most newborns cry for 45 minutes to two hours every day during the first six months of life because crying is the only way they communicate

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