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TIL dinosaurs were around before flowering plants existed.

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QN1p TIL the term “River” in typography is when there are gaps in typesetting, which appear to run through a paragraph of text, due to a coincidental alignment of spaces.
7rgyb TIL that California administers what is widely considered the nation's most difficult bar examination twice each year. Unsuccessful applicants have even sued the State Bar—unsuccessfully—on the grounds that the exam is unnecessarily difficult.
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mLRR TIL Free Willy died a year after being released into the wild
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