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TIL woolly mammoths were still alive while the Great Pyramids were being built.

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Bg0rb Today I learned the in many states in America, it is entirely legal for medical students to practice pelvic and prostrate exams-without your consent -while you were under anesthesia for an unrelated surgery.
GAnr1 TIL Leonardo's painting, Mona Lisa, is one of the most important art objects on Earth, but it's not insured.
XQ4r TIL the “AR” in AR-15 is a brand name and stands for “ArmaLite Rifle” not “assault rifle”
dDaoB TIL Bed bugs have to feed on human blood about once a week and can live several months without a "blood meal". They aggregate usually within about eight feet of where a person sleeps and can travel more than 100 feet in a single night
b6D0j TIL of the eccentric Lord Longford who attempted to get parole for serial killer Myra Hindley, and who visited strip clubs in the 1970’s to compile a report on them. Longford nonetheless did acts of kindness, such as visiting a man who was dying of AIDS and had been abandoned by his family.