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TIL that in 1997 yahoo turned down the chance to buy google for only $1 million, now googles worth $200 billion

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rNkNy TIL, Robert Opel, known for streaking during the Academy Awards, was shot and murdered during an armed robbery only 5 years after the incident
e0pW5 TIL that between 1664 and 1967, America had miscegenation laws that prevented interracial marriage, and that the first marriage licenses were intended to allow the government to enforce this law
oBMao TIL: The D in D-Day actually means.. day. Day-Day.
x6OD5 TIL that sloths can hold their breath underwater for up to 40 minutes, far surpassing dolphins, who can only manage about 10 minutes. Their secret? A super slow metabolism and specialized lungs that allow them to conserve oxygen and avoid predators even in water.
b8pj TIL that the earliest flush toilets were used by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization (existing from approx. 3300 BC - 1700 BC). Almost every home in the ancient cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa had a flush toilet connected to a common sewage system.