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TIL Chinese restaurants in California helped punk rock and punk rock bands by allowing the bands to play in the restaurants

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gMPQW TIL of La Mancha Negra, a black substance that has oozed from roads in Caracas, Venezuela since 1986 causing multiple car accidents and claiming thousands of lives. After years of study and millions of dollars spent to identify it, there is no definitive explanation.
xVJDw TIL that the former CEO of RadioShack is now an ER Doc!! ???? I guess you really are "never too old".
J19gl TIL that type "O" is the primary blood type among the Indigenous populations of the Americas, particularly within Central and South American populations, with a frequency of nearly 100%.
GAGk4 TIL in 2007 only 700 Florida snail kite birds remained because newly introduced invasive snails were too big to eat. From 2007 to 2017, these birds rapidly evolved 8-12% larger beaks because the smallest birds all starved to death. As of 2022 they have recovered to 3,000 individuals.
ZpeDY TIL in the late 19th century, some hotels had dark rooms for traveling photographers