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TIL whales evolved from a small four legged mouse like creature called an Indohyus.

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nerlo TIL that despite making millions from "Game of Thrones" and "A song of Ice and Fire" series, George R.R. Martin has a modest lifestyle. He lives in a modest home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, eats at local restaurants, and welcomes fans who approach him and visit his town.
VXND TIL That Nick of Nick’s Fonts, one of the most popular fontmakers on free font websites, (you’ve probably seen or used one of his fonts) made hardly anything from them and is unable to support his wife’s illness.
m9Ap TIL: King Arthur Flour Company is 100% owned by its employees, who receive stock and shares of the profits
8aPmb TIL about the Bonn-Oberkassel dog, the oldest undisputed dog fossil, which is over 14 thousand years old. A pathology of the remains indicates the dog was ill and would not have been able to live without intensive human care.
woGbP TIL In Cheongju, South Korea, a gang of thieves rented a hotel and spent a month digging a secret tunnel to gain access to a nearby oil pipeline in order to siphon it. They've managed to dug 10 meters deep and reached the pipeline, but a police raid caught them before they could steal any oil.