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TIL that mosasaurs, marine animals contemporary with dinosaurs that went extinct after Cretaceous period, are most closely related to snakes

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nemOY TIL before his death, author Robert Louis Stevenson gifted his friends daughter his own birthday. The daughter had been born on Christmas, and complained she felt like she had no real birthday
D1y9V TIL that the hottest part of the day isn't noon, but between 4-6. The earth warms during the day but continues to get warmer until the evening
yQveX TIL that Chicago PD operated an off-the-books interrogation warehouse until 2015, wherein >99% of cases lawyers were shut out and detainees were denied access to phones. The precinct refuses to release reports between 1995-2004, as dealing with the physical copies would be "too burdensome"
xVm9k TIL that Tom Hanks has a brother named Jim who has substituted for voice roles like "Woody" in various things like video games.
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