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TIL that “Extinct” Pygmy Elephants Have Been Found Living on Borneo

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K0A6 TIL that the speculated inventor of Tiramisu “does not have the time or the energy” to prove it, and claims it is “just a desert”. He currently runs a small family restaurant in Little Italy, Baltimore. MD
e4gg TIL a chemistry grad student accidentally synthesized the chemical MPTP and gave himself Parkinson’s Disease while trying to make opioids - accidentally advancing Parkinson’s research at his own expense
OJZ4 TIL serial rapist Andrew Luster fled to Mexico to avoid sentencing, and was brought to justice only after he was illegally kidnapped and brought back to the border. The name of his kidnapper: Duane Chapman aka Dog The Bounty Hunter
neG9P TIL: The first synagogue built in America was built by philanthropist and slave trader, Aaron Lopez.
9E97 TIL Tomatoes are one of the only crops that can not only grow, but thrive in Mars like soil.