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TIL that blood cells are developed inside our bones.

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pYv5Q TIL that the Glipper in Terry Pratchett's book Making Money was based on a real device
5VmV9 TIL that comedian Keegan-Michael Key and DC Comics writer Dwayne McDuffie were half-brothers.
DZEJ TIL In 1956 Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt to get back the Suez Canal. Despite being a military success and having minor losses, it had so much political fallout that most historians consider it the end of Britain as a superpower.
lmPa TIL that Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest Filibuster by a lone senator. He stayed on the Senate floor speaking for 24 hours and 18 minutes nonstop in opposition of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
jM5v TIL that the pilot episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for “Best Animated Short Film” at the 1995 Academy Awards.