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TIL that the lowest point in Colorado is higher than the highest point of 18 states

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Kr86 TIL In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings, dating back some 15,000 years, were determined to have been some of the oldest shelters ever built.
4X6jo TIL that Flesh-Eating bacteria, which has a 70% fatality rate, evolved from a non-pathogenic bacteria in less than 35 years. It didn’t exist prior to 1983.
695bJ TIL chameleons can move their eyes completely independently of one another. They can see in almost any direction, giving them almost 360° vision.
9eXr TIL that President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
epNyJ TIL: There was a Democratic-Republican Party in the USA founded in 1792