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TIL a bird that went extinct re-evolved itself back to existence

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R77e8 TIL that while on death row at San Quintin, Stanley ‘Tookie” Williams was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature for children’s books he wrote while in prison.
x6Beo TIL that humans can learn to use echolocation to perceive detailed information about the location, density, and dimension of the objects in their surroundings (as bats do).
B6Ed TIL that the deepest hole ever drilled by humans is only about 7.5 miles deep. (The Earth is approximately 7,900 miles in diameter)
VBom4 TIL That in 1927, the US Navy's USS Los Angeles was caught by a wind gust while its nose was connected to a dock at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and did a full 180 degree rotation.
46o5 TIL that the reason Greek statues have such small penises is because back then, big penises were considered “ gross and comical.” Small penises were considered, “God sent” and were much preferred by woman.