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TIL that there is a palaeontologist called David Schwimmer who was publishing papers throughout the time that Friends was airing

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Y7jMd TIL that there is a mathematical theorem named after pizza.
YWe7 TIL the the $100 million in famine relief raised by Live Aid in 1985, was used to buy weapons and crush the opposition in Ethiopia’s civil war
gEx9 TIL the phrase “Parthian Shot” refers to a military tactic of the ancient Parthians who would retreat at full gallop, turn around and fire a long bow at their enemies. There is actually controversy among etymologists as to whether “Parting Shot” is derived from this term.
0wwE1 TIL there's a species of shark (Greenland Shark) that has an average lifespan of 400 years, give or take 120 years.
8ea6Z TIL United States Postal Service vehicles don’t have license plates