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TIL Theologian and paleontology pioneer William Buckland conducted the first ever reconstructions of prehistoric food chains by studying fossilised feces. Through observation alone he figured out the diet habits and anatomy of species like the ichthyosaur

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womG6 TIL there used to be a country called “Republic of Dahomey”
VMD5G TIL about Wendell Fertig, a US serviceman who rather than surrender with the bulk of US forces during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, “self-promoted” himself to Brigadier General and organized pockets of Filipino fighters and other US serviceman into a highly effective Guerilla force
e555 TIL: The name for Seattle’s “South Lake Union Trolley - the S.L.U.T.” was changed when officials belatedly realized the acronym.
V06D TIL actor and comedian Rob Riggle was a Marine for 23 years, was a lieutenant colonel, and has received a combat award for his service in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Liberia.
4XgQo TIL the EU banned methanol in windshield washer fluid because alcoholics were drinking windshield washer fluid and dying.