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TIL PETA kills 97,3% of the animals under it’s care

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RN87 TIL the first McDonald drive-thru was opened near a military base to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.
1xZW TIL in 1915, The New York Times invited unborn public officials to attend the opening of the Louis H. Eisenlohr box, 100 years from then. Which will be on the second saturday of 2015.
loEK7 TIL the spiked tail of a stegosaurus is called a ‘Thagomizer’ after a joke in a 1982 Far Side comic.
8ajQL TIL the striped appearance of some tulips was originally caused by a virus that infects their bulbs to “break” their solid colors. This appearance was highly sought after during the 17th century Dutch “tulip mania;” however, the virus results in smaller tulips with weakened bulbs and shorter stems.
VBNYp TIL "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters is a cover