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TIL as of 2016, Giant Pandas are no longer classified as an endangered species.

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mx0DM TIL Usain Bolt suffered from scoliosis when he was younger and has an asymmetrical stride when he runs because his legs are slightly different lengths. Researchers aren’t sure if this lack of symmetry is a personal mechanical optimization by Bolt that makes him the fastest human or not.
yknV TIL too much exposure to Silver (Ag) will turn your skin permanently blue
n6kW TIL Ampersand(the & symbol) used to be the 27th letter of the alphabet and used to be called “and”
ZJNv TIL That the fedora wearing neck beard meme is Gordon Crisp from Freaks and Geeks!
Bgaab TIL that the earliest working type of escalator was patented in 1892 by Jesse W. Reno, and was actually introduced in 1896 as a novelty ride at Coney Island, a theme park in New York.