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TIL The Western black rhino has been officially declared extinct

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6EA6l TIL that top American businessmen plotted to overthrow FDR and install a fascist dictatorship
QND0e Today I Learned Saint Nicholas became associated with secret gift-giving to children because it's said he secretly gave a poor family money during the night. The father could not afford a dowry so his three daughters were destined to never marry and become sex workers without St. Nick's help.
VMgnk TIL ruts leftover from the wagon trains traveling the Oregon Trial, are still visible today.
5YapP TIL that there is no evidence that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. In fact, the fiddle wasn't even created until the 11th century, and if he played anything, it was probably the cithara, but there is no evidence that he played that during the great fire either.
wLEoP TIL Detox Plans have no scientific basis. They are considered a waste of time and money by scientists.