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TIL Lonesome George may not have been the last of his kind. Last year hybrid turtles were discovered on an isolated island which were found to be descendents from tortoises thought to be extinct, including Pinta Island ones which is where Lonesome George was from. So George's family line may live on

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NXAo1 TIL the earliest evidence of pavement markings are from Mexico around 1600 AD. It consisted of a centerline of stone of a lighter color
Lkny0 TIL In 1911 The Rigby family included their cat Tom in their census form. 'Tom Cat' was listed as being an 8-year old, married Mouse-Catcher, Soloist and Thief with 16 children. His birthplace was listed as Cheshire and he was described as being 'speechless' in the infirmity section of the form.
VBNjD TIL from 1896 to 1923, the state of New York passed a law which banned alcohol from being served on Sundays except in hotels that served meals. Bar owners then started offering the cheapest rooms available, and met the meal requirement by offering sandwiches made of rubber.
gMy8y TIL that German-born soldiers made up about 10% of Union forces during the Civil War. Some of them were exiled supporters of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe. After the war, the Forty-Eighters supported improved labor laws, and also advanced development in education, medicine, and journalism.
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