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TIL the closest living land relative to the elephant is … The Rock Hyrax, a small guinea-pig like mammal

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npyr TIL that during the time Jack Johnson (the first black world champion heavyweight boxer) was incarcerated in Leavenworth, he modified a wrench for tightening loosened fastening devices and received a patent for his improvements on April 18, 1922, known as US Patent 1,413,121.
j6EXa TIL: Antarctica is a desert and the largest one on Earth.
vje7 TIL that sex toys have been illegal in Alabama since 1998. However, you can legally buy them if you have a doctor’s note.
kORn5 TIL that as of 2020, 4.5 billion people are connected to and actively use the Internet.
dDl18 TIL that the person who destroyed most Axis planes during WW2 was not a fighter ace but a SAS commando