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TIL, The Macaw species that inspired the movie 'Rio' is now extinct in the wild

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ZYAo TIL during WWII, Bill Tutte cracked the German Lorenz cipher using nothing more than a pen and paper, and having never seen the machine, after the Germans accidentally sent the same message twice. It is described as one the the greatest intellectual feats of the 20th Century.
9wl4G TIL of the Central Pangean Mountains - at its greatest elevation was comparable to the Himalayas. It's remnants include the Appalachians mountains in North America, Atlas range in Africa and the Caledonites in Europe.
woePo TIL in the original sushi type dish, the rice was only to preserve the fish, and was discarded uneaten
9YLx7 TIL every live-action Star Wars Movie has been nominated for an Oscar.
9Y89p TIL: That after a plane crash that wiped out almost the entire Russian National Hockey team in 1950, Stalin's son feared his fathers reaction and recruited new team in one day and his father did not even notice