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TIL Scientists have never seen baby nautilus eggs in the wild

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vB5j TIL it only took just a little over a month before Silkroad was back up and online again after being shut down by the FBI last October.
VMWAp TIL the Kama Sutra was composed between 400-300 CE. It was translated into English in 1883 by Sir Richard Burton however, Burton’s edition was illegal in the US & UK until 1962. Due to this, the Kama Sutra became “one of the most pirated books in the English language.”
D1Dbr TIL Christopher Columbus had experienced a hurricane or tropical storm in 1495 near Hispaniola, the first known recorded and reported hurricane ever. He later declared that "nothing but the service of God and the extension of the monarchy" would induce him to expose himself to such danger.
P1b9g TIL Neil Young was in a band with Rick James, along with Bruce Palmer, who would be another founding member of Buffalo Springfield, plus Goldy Mcjohn and Nick St. Nicholas, two future members of SteppenWolf. All partially thanks to Levon Helm and Garth Hudson, two members of "The Band"
Eg8Nx TIL that the sequel to Puss in Boots was originally going to be titled Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves.