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TIL An Extinct Bird Re-Evolved Itself Back Into Existence

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b99ap TIL that Ulysses S. Grant was unwittingly a participant in a Ponzi scheme. He later was humiliated when he became a victim of of the same investment scandal.
AoJn TIL that over 11,000 untested rape kits dating back to the ‘80s were found in an abandoned Detroit PD storage room. Detroit isn’t the only major city with an egregious backlog–Memphis has over 12,000 untested kits.
GNBJ TIL that Robert Downey Jr. finally quit drugs in 2003 when his new girlfriend (NOT BURGER KING) gave him an ultimatum. She is unofficially known around Hollywood as the Miracle That Saved Robert Downey Jr.
78bpx TIL that the most popular YouTube video is Baby Shark with 15.6B views, resulting in the video receiving an estimated $37M+ in ad revenue. Thus making Baby Shark more successful than films such as Disaster Movie (2008) and Superman IV (1987).
a8vAo TIL the US started a Crazy Horse monument to rival Mount Rushmore in 1948. While the design features the Chief riding and pointing toward the Black Hills only the face has been completed.