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TIL The University of Michigan was founded 20 years before Michigan officially became a state.

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NXYn6 TIL about Prototaxites, an exctinct genus of fungi that lived around 400 million years ago. They could rich 1m (3 ft) in width and 8m (26 ft) in length, making them by far the largest land-dwelling organism of their time.
4XNO5 TIL elephants often bury dead or sleeping humans or aid them when they are hurt
dn0K TIL the Euro currency was designed featuring imagery of fictitious bridges to represent architectural styles throughout time in Europe. They had to be careful not feature one country over the others, though, but the Netherlands then built the bridges in real life anyway.
8vxV TIL that in 2001, Ashton Kutcher thought he was stood up by his date but she was actually murdered. He even saw the pool of blood but ‘thought it was red wine.’
RwQ8 TIL there are Catholic Patron Saints for caterpillars, astronauts, hardware stores, invincible people, things that go BOOM, the fear of wasps, coffee houses, unattractive people, TV writers, taking exams, and the Internet