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TIL that caribou is simply the North American name for reindeer.

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7rmrZ TIL The first known evidence of the use of cryptography (in some form) was found in an inscription carved around 1900 BC, in the main chamber of the tomb of the nobleman Khnumhotep II, in Egypt. The scribe used some unusual hieroglyphic symbols here and there in place of more ordinary ones.
90L6 TIL that Matthew Broderick turned down the role of Walter White from Breaking Bad
v48x TIL Australia literally lost a prime minister, who went for a swim and was never seen again
v1yDr TIL about Mimas, one of Saturn’s 53 confirmed moons, which looks a lot like the Death Star. It’s even oriented correctly, North being up in the image.
rR7Gw TIL after portraying a teacher who goes on to be president of Ukraine on T.V., actor Volodymyr Zelenskyy would then go on to become president of Ukraine.