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TIL about Francis Henning, who made upwards of half a million counterfeit nickels. Called: Henning Nickels, many were later recovered, melted down, and made into actual nickels by the US Mint. Despite remaining illegal to own, they are a numismatic collector’s item, some being relatively valuable.

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 10:24 am

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TIL Liquid smoke is not just a flavoring, it is actual condensed smoke in liquid form. It still carries some anti-microbial properties of smoke and can be used to preserve things like live stock feed. It also lacks some carcinogenic elements of smoke like PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 7:37 am

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what is an actual waste of time?

by QuestionGuy August 6, 2022, 12:22 pm

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actual reply to a your mom joke

by CopyPastaArchive August 1, 2022, 12:27 am

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TIL: Coca-Cola no longer includes the actual Cola nut

by whatilearned July 31, 2022, 2:58 am

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TIL that when Woody Harrelson was nominated for an Oscar for portraying pornographer Larry Flynt in ‘The People vs Larry Flynt,’ he was dismayed to discover the actual Flynt wasn’t invited to the awards show. Harrelson then brought Flynt as his plus one. Harrelson lost to Geoffrey Rush that year.

by whatilearned July 27, 2022, 12:13 pm

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an actual reply I got to “shrek is an anime”

by CopyPastaArchive July 26, 2022, 8:15 pm

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TIL that Canada has actual legal currency that is a coin with a 3-D golden Superman bursting through it. One coin is worth $1200 CAD

by whatilearned July 23, 2022, 12:12 am

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ACTUAL transcript of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.

by cringeyjokesman July 22, 2022, 4:47 pm

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TIL that in the 1971 INDO-PAK war, BBC once mistakenly reported that Indian Air Force had air-dropped 5,000 soldiers,13 times more than the actual number of 384.The incorrect report scared Pakistan and hastened the surrender of Pakistani soldiers which eventually led to the liberation of Bangladesh.

by whatilearned July 21, 2022, 3:12 pm

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TIL about Frances Glessner Lee, Harvard Professor, considered the “Mother of forensic science.” As fresh crime scenes were difficult to get for study, she created dioramas of meticulous detail based on actual crimes. Including body position, blood splatter, etc. The dioramas are still in use today.

by whatilearned July 18, 2022, 3:20 am

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Are you serious right now? Jack in the box is just a BRAND NAME. There’s no actual jack in a box. This is literally just a sign breaking apart. You seriously need to think next time before posting.

by CopyPastaArchive July 16, 2022, 1:16 am

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