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TIL that less time separates us from Tyrannosaurus rex than separated T. rex from Stegosaurus

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Wm5N TIL that in Great Britain, calling something “bollocks” (testicles) is a criticism but calling something “the dog’s bollocks” is a compliment.
5Yo5n TIL in early 1984 Chrysler was about to introduce the Newport. However, after the dealers have taken first orders for those cars, Chrysler decided to cancel the new model and sell it as the Dodge Diplomat SE instead.
9YDWG TIL that during the Great Depression, fake currency called Depression Scrip (which were things such as shells, wood, paper, etc) was used as local currency instead of US dollars due to banks being closed.
yMYw TIL that the most expensive fossil ever sold was Sue the T Rex, a 40-foot 80% complete specimen discovered in South Dakota in 1990. She was sold at auction to Chicago’s Field Museum for $7,600,000.00.
YLbG TIL Today there are more people of Norwegian Descent in the US than in Norway