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TIL that John Oliver has impacted legislation through his show “Last week tonight” so often that it is known as the John Oliver effect

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4X7E5 TIL there is a species of fossil sea turtle named after author Terry Pratchett. He wrote a series of fantasy books about a world carried on the back of a giant turtle.
RXgQ TIL the Roman Emperor Vespasian hated philosophers, seeing them as “unmanly complainers who talked too much.” One philosopher was banished to an island and still criticized Vespasian, so the Emperor sent a message: “You are doing everything to force me to kill you, but I do not slay a barking dog.”
VMlXk TIL of the Titanoboa, an extinct species of snake that was 42 feet Long and 2500 lbs. This was by far the largest snake in the world and fossils weren't discovered until 2009.
4X0PR TIL Royal Bank of Canada has a program that draws students for a summer-long challenge to develop solutions to real-world business problems, like detecting sophisticated cyber bots. The bank files patents to protect the technology and use students' innovation in their business
Z0lR TIL New Zealand was undiscovered and COMPLETELY DEVOID of human beings no more than 800 years ago.