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TIL pelicans are huge (up to 6ft/183cm)

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9YArm TIL Milton Bradley, of board game fame, was an early advocate for kindergarten in the USA. He produced a line of art supplies that became standard classroom materials, and he published multiple books and newsletters about early childhood education.
xV100 TIL that in 1972, in York, England archaeologists discovered the largest piece of fossilized human feces ever found. The dung measured 7 inches long and 2 inches wide and was created by a Viking in the 9th century who’s diet consisted of meat and bread and was riddled with intestinal worms.
E1RxV TIL That Stephen Rannazzisi, comedian and actor from the show The League, lied about being in the second WTC Tower during the 9/11 attacks.
OG0VY TIL that sharks don’t make sounds. Across 400-500 species, no one has ever found an organ even capable of producing sound.
WkbRA TIL that the alchemist dream of transmuting lead into gold has actually been achieved