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TIL The Californian seagull is landlocked Utah's state bird

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ADjmB TIL that a sheepherder in Wyoming built a cabin out of dinosaur bones he found on the ground, not knowing that’s what they were until a paleontologist stumbled upon the place in 1897.
6EyMX TIL the official titles of the Pope are: Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God.
5YGVR TIL in 1943 to save copper for WWII production, the US Mint made pennies from steel with a coating of zinc. These pennies had a silver appearance rather than the traditional copper coloring.
R5wg9 TIL I learned about the precursor to the BASIC programming language: the Dartmouth Oversimplified Programming Experiment ... it's DOPE
bAM4 TIL there is a Islamic belief which states that on the eve of Judgement Day, Allah will spare the ummah (community) which invades India.