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TIL While there is a clear two term limit on the office of US President, there is no term limit on the office of US Vice President.

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6r88 TIL that when Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he willed the cities of Boston and Philadelphia $4,400 each, but with the stipulation that the money could not be spent for 200 years. By 1990 Boston’s trust was worth over $5 million.
Z8XYD TIL The largest Pyramid in the World is not in Egypt. It's actually located in Puebla, Mexico andis named the Great Pyramid of Cholula. It is an ancient Aztec temple with a base four times larger than Giza's, and nearly twice the volume. It's also hidden in a mountain.
e08KE TIL about “Vulture Bees,” 3 species of necrophagous Central American stingless bees which use meat as a protein source.
71Pp TIL Dust from the Sahara desert has produced a massive carbon sink in the Bahamas, and humans could mimic nature by artificially repeating the process elsewhere
xVVMo TIL African wild dogs vote on important pack matters by sneezing.