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rNRLe TIL about Borneo’s enigmatic diamond deposits and how scientists believe some of them come from the split off from Australia
oBDxo TIL that Thomas Jefferson resigned as Secretary of the State under George Washington and his letter of resignation has been transcribed and is still in the library of Congress today.
e0PlE TIL there is a whale whose speech impediment prevents it from communicating with other whales, which got him dubbed "the world's lonliest whale".
MAv0 TIL Author Philip K. Dick was rebuild by his fans in the form of a RC android designed in his likeness. The android took part in a discussion panel in a San Diego Comic Con presentation. In 2006, an Airline employee lost the android’s head, and it has not yet been found.
dDZgB TIL - The highly coveted Akhal-Teke horse was involved in the first war over horses in 104 BC and 102 BC, deemed the "War of the Heavenly Horses", fought between the Chinese Han Dynasty and the Persians. In victory, the prize of “T’ien ma” or Heavenly Horses allowed China to grow a strong cavalry.