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TIL that Velociraptors were not just feathered, but that quill knobs have been found on their bones, an anatomical feature found today in all flying birds but absent in most flightless birds.

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a8PB0 TIL Rob Lowe was uncredited in Tommy Boy (1995) despite having a major speaking role because at the time he was contractually obligated to a miniseries of The Stand. Instead of going through legal hoops to get out of it, he essentially agreed to be in the film as a favor to his friend, Chris Farley.
mW4P TIL that while St Lawrence was being executed by being held to a red-hot gridiron he remarked “Turn me over, I’m done on this side” - He’s now the patron saint of Comedians.
Brydr TIL Ronald Reagan's pet name for his wife Nancy was "Mommie Poo Pants"
6Y4l TIL: That Golden Retrievers are the closest descendants of the now extinct Russian Tracker, a breed reportedly so intelligent it kept flocks of sheep alive for months, with no human help.
p0NQ TIL: Rather than building up, millionaires in central London are building down, creating mega-basements. Nicknamed “iceberg homes” because there’s more square footage under the ground than above.