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TIL Earthworms were largely extinct in North America after the Ice Age. Reintroduced after Columbus, they transformed the land.

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VBME4 TIL That the mirror doctors are portrayed as wearing on their head was meant to be worn over one of the doctor's eyes when in use.
eJ6E TIL that Penn Jillette from Penn and Teller painted his finger nails red as a joke in response to his mother telling him him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands, but always keeps one finger nail painted red in memory of his mother.
1ay77 TIL: The first recorded usage of BC/AD years was in the year 525 AD
dr6Q TIL lobster used to be “poor people’s food”. A can of lobster was cheaper than a can of baked beans.
aEBo TIL Mika Brzezinski, an MSNBC News Anchor, refused to read a report about Paris Hilton’s release from jail on National Television and ranking it over a story on the Iraq War. Then after repeatingly being pressured to do the story, she attempted to light the script on fire on the air.