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TIL that the 'ZIP' in ZIP Code is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan

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9YGym TIL that the Judean Date Palm was extinct until scientists germinated 2,000 year old seeds to bring the tree back into existence. The seeds were discovered in an ancient jar in Israel, dated between 155 BC to 64 AD.
D1NZP TIL Hitler wished Islam had spread throughout Europe rather than Christianity
8aA8K TIL dinosaurs were around before flowering plants existed.
9ZeQ TIL the Greenland Shark, which is similar to the Great White in size, can live to be 200 years old and has been known to eat Polar Bears, Horse, Moose and Reindeer.
GY7EN TIL of the concealed shoe index. For hundreds of years, people hid a shoe in their houses during construction for good luck or to ward off evil spirits. The Northampton Museum in England created the concealed shoe index, and there are approximately 1,900 finds on the index today.