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Til about a dinosaur species Drinker nisti named for renowned palaeontologist Edward Drinker Cope.

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4XMGa TIL that in August 5, 2013, on the anniversary of its arrival on Mars, the Curiosity rover sung “Happy Birthday” to itself using its tools to create the melody
Brdnr TIL that Elvis was quite gifted in the martial arts. He reached the level of First Degree Black Belt and one of his instructors instructors was quoted saying “In martial arts, he wasn’t Elvis, The Entertainer. He was Elvis, The Black Belt, with 15 years’ experience”
4lw TIL Anthropologie sells rocks with handles for $3,000
wLKrE TIL there are over 7,000 languages spoken today - 839 alone in Papua New Guinea. Roughly 1/3 of all languages are endangered.
8npV TIL that prior to Office Space, Swingline did not manufacture a red stapler.