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TIL The fossilised remains of a T rex and a Triceratops who died fighting eachother, discovered in 2006, remained in private hands and thus unavailable for study unti 2024, partially because of land dispute over whether fossils are minerals or not. A court in Montanta ruled that fossils are minerals

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gMGOW TIL Qatar has more Indians living there (650,000) than actual native Qatari citizens (300,000)
mxZWP TIL that Minnesota is the only state that requires any U.S. Flag sold in the state to be manufactured in U.S.A.
699nm TIL there was disagreement over the danger of black widow spider bites until a 1933 experiment where professor Allan Blair allowed himself to be bitten. Blair also hoped to determine whether multiple bites would build immunity, but the first bite proved so painful that he decided against it.
kJ7Kd TIL The US Army Engineer Corps drained the Niagara falls in 1969.
E1L4x TIL about Tulpamancy, a Tibetan Buddhist practice where an imaginary companion, or "Tulpa", is created through intense meditation. The practice is often compared with Dissociative Identity Disorder, since the imaginary companion created is viewed to be independent and separate from the individual.