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TIL All of Earth’s mineable gold came from meteorites, since the Earth’s original gold was all pulled into the core

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9wPRM TIL about the 1330 Battle of Posada, where Wallachians (southeastern Romanians) decisively defeated the Hungarians and were thus able to preserve their independence.
GY9d1 TIL that dolphins get high off puffer fish by holding the fish in their mouths and passing it around between them, causing the fish to release defense toxins which are euphoric in low doses. After they get high, they let the puffer fish go.
wLDkW TIL that Mr. T majored in mathematics while attending college on a football scholarship.
D4QY TIL there are no white cornerbacks on any NFL roster and there haven’t been any for the past 10 years
1MGX TIL that 50 Years Ago, NASA astronauts smuggled a corned beef sandwich into space on a mission to test newly invented space food. Congress was so upset it launched an investigation.